WASP-105

Planetary system · 552.1 light-years away

WASP-105 is 552 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K2 star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (SuperWASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-105 b goes round its star every 7.87 days, 11 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK2
Surface temperature5,070 K
Mass0.89 solar masses
Radius0.9 solar radii
Luminosity0.9456 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.049
Distance from the Sun552.1 light-years (169.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 24.1679°, Dec -50.6593°
ConstellationPhoenix

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-105 b7.87 days0.0750 AU10.761 R⊕572.09 M⊕Transit, 2017

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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