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Planets/Exoplanets/WASP-72 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

WASP-72 b

Orbiting WASP-72

Discovered in 2012 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of WASP-72 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,012
Method: Transit
Radius: 14.45961 R⊕
Mass: 731.009 M⊕
Orbit: 2.21673 days
Distance: 434.754 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 2.21673 days
Semi-major axis: 0.03711 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 14.45961 Earth radii
Mass: 731.009 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 0.87 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 2,210 K
Insolation: 6,233.7915 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: WASP-72
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: F7
Stellar temperature: 6,250 K
Stellar radius: 2.18 R☉
Stellar mass: 2.78 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.06 dex
Stellar age: 3.2 Gyr
Distance: 434.754 parsecs
Right ascension: 02h44m09.62s
Declination: -30d10m08.68s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,012
Publication date: 2013-04
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: SuperWASP
Telescope: Canon 200mm f/1.8L
Instrument: iKon-L CCD Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from WASP-72 b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of WASP-72 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork