WASP-103

Planetary system · 1225.2 light-years away

WASP-103 is 1,225 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F8 V star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-103 b goes round its star every 22.2 hours, 95 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF8 V
Surface temperature6,110 K
Mass1.22 solar masses
Radius1.436 solar radii
Luminosity2.588 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.402
Ageabout 4 billion years
Distance from the Sun1225.2 light-years (375.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 249.3149°, Dec 7.1834°
ConstellationHercules

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-103 b22.2 hours0.0198 AU17.127 R⊕473.55 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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