WASP-1

Planetary system · 1282.0 light-years away

WASP-1 is 1,282 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F7 V star; the first was found in 2007 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-1 b goes round its star every 2.52 days, 35 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-1 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-1 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF7 V
Surface temperature6,110 K
Mass1.24 solar masses
Radius1.47 solar radii
Luminosity2.76 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.308
Ageabout 3.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun1282.0 light-years (393.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 5.1670°, Dec 31.9900°
ConstellationAndromeda

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-1 b2.52 days0.0389 AU16.623 R⊕271.42 M⊕Transit, 2007

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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