WASP-102

Planetary system · 1747.2 light-years away

WASP-102 is 1,747 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,990 K star; the first was found in 2025 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-102 b goes round its star every 2.71 days, 32 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,990 K
Mass1.08 solar masses
Radius1.375 solar radii
Luminosity2.275 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.667
Ageabout 0.67 billion years
Distance from the Sun1747.2 light-years (535.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 336.4643°, Dec 15.8566°
ConstellationPegasus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-102 b2.71 days0.0410 AU14.908 R⊕197.69 M⊕Transit, 2025

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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