WASP-100

Planetary system · 1188.5 light-years away

WASP-100 is 1,189 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F2 star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-100 b goes round its star every 2.85 days, 31 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-100 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-100 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF2
Surface temperature6,900 K
Mass0.77 solar masses
Radius1.57 solar radii
Luminosity5.831 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.798
Ageabout 1.57 billion years
Distance from the Sun1188.5 light-years (364.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 68.9598°, Dec -64.0270°
ConstellationReticulum

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-100 b2.85 days0.0457 AU14.908 R⊕400.47 M⊕Transit, 2014

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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