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Wendelstein-2 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/Wendelstein-2 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

Wendelstein-2 b

Orbiting Wendelstein-2

Discovered in 2020 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,020
Method: Transit
Radius: 12.993473 R⊕
Mass: 232.33373 M⊕
Orbit: 1.752224 days
Distance: 565.541 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 1.752224 days
Semi-major axis: 0.0234 AU
Eccentricity: 0.057
Radius: 12.993473 Earth radii
Mass: 232.33373 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 0.62 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 2,470 K
Insolation: 282.3101 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: Wendelstein-2
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: K6 V
Stellar temperature: 4,591 K
Stellar radius: 0.66 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.73 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 565.541 parsecs
Right ascension: 19h51m09.82s
Declination: +16d54m45.24s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,020
Publication date: 2020-07
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Haleakala Observatory
Telescope: 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien Telescope
Instrument: Gigapixel Camera 1 (GPC1)
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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