WASP-104

Planetary system · 606.4 light-years away

WASP-104 is 606 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G8 star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-104 b goes round its star every 42.1 hours, 50 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-104 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-104 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeG8
Surface temperature5,475 K
Mass1.076 solar masses
Radius0.963 solar radii
Luminosity0.6462 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.779
Ageabout 3 billion years
Distance from the Sun606.4 light-years (185.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 160.6024°, Dec 7.4351°
ConstellationLeo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-104 b42.1 hours0.0292 AU12.745 R⊕404.26 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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