WASP-126

Planetary system · 706.2 light-years away · also TYC 9153-833-1

WASP-126 is 706 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G2 star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (SuperWASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-126 b goes round its star every 3.29 days, 27 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG2
Surface temperature5,800 K
Mass1.12 solar masses
Radius1.27 solar radii
Luminosity1.441 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.994
Ageabout 6.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun706.2 light-years (216.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 63.3747°, Dec -69.2266°
ConstellationHydrus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-126 b3.29 days0.0449 AU10.514 R⊕90.3 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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