WASP-106 is 1,149 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F9 D star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (SuperWASP).
Fly there in 3DWASP-106 b goes round its star every 9.29 days, 9 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.
| Spectral type | F9 D |
| Surface temperature | 6,002 K |
| Mass | 1.175 solar masses |
| Radius | 1.47 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 2.642 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 11.21 |
| Age | about 2.5 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 1148.7 light-years (352.2 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 166.4296°, Dec -5.0795° |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASP-106 b | 9.29 days | 0.0901 AU | 12.106 R⊕ | 613.41 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.