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WASP-53 c | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/WASP-53 c

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

WASP-53 c

Orbiting WASP-53

Discovered in 2017 using Radial Velocity. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,017
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Mass: 5,196.5205 M⊕
Orbit: 2,840 days
Distance: 201.338 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 2,840 days
Semi-major axis: 3.73 AU
Eccentricity: 0.8369
Radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Mass: 5,196.5205 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Equilibrium temperature: 110.47 K
Insolation: 0.0247 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: WASP-53
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 4,953 K
Stellar radius: 0.798 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.839 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.22 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 201.338 parsecs
Right ascension: 02h07m38.20s
Declination: -20d39m42.63s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,017
Publication date: 2017-05
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Multiple Facilities
Telescope: Multiple Telescopes
Instrument: Multiple Instruments
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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