WASP-124

Planetary system · 1463.3 light-years away

WASP-124 is 1,463 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F9 star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (SuperWASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-124 b goes round its star every 3.37 days, 26 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF9
Surface temperature6,050 K
Mass1.07 solar masses
Radius1.02 solar radii
Luminosity1.41 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.724
Ageabout 2.1 billion years
Distance from the Sun1463.3 light-years (448.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 332.7143°, Dec -30.7497°
ConstellationPiscis Austrinus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-124 b3.37 days0.0449 AU13.899 R⊕190.7 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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