WASP-113

Planetary system · 1419.3 light-years away

WASP-113 is 1,419 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G1 star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (SuperWASP-North).

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Worth knowing

WASP-113 b goes round its star every 4.54 days, 19 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG1
Surface temperature5,890 K
Mass1.318 solar masses
Radius1.608 solar radii
Luminosity3.283 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.761
Ageabout 6.2 billion years
Distance from the Sun1419.3 light-years (435.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 224.8729°, Dec 46.9601°
ConstellationBoötes

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-113 b4.54 days0.0588 AU15.793 R⊕150.97 M⊕Transit, 2016

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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