WASP-114

Planetary system · 1706.9 light-years away

WASP-114 is 1,707 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G0 star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (SuperWASP-North).

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Worth knowing

WASP-114 b goes round its star every 37.2 hours, 57 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-114 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-114 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeG0
Surface temperature5,940 K
Mass1.289 solar masses
Radius1.43 solar radii
Luminosity2.152 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.685
Ageabout 4.3 billion years
Distance from the Sun1706.9 light-years (523.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 327.6657°, Dec 10.4629°
ConstellationPegasus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-114 b37.2 hours0.0285 AU15.009 R⊕562.24 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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