WASP-127

Planetary system · 520.2 light-years away

WASP-127 is 520 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,620 K star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-127 b goes round its star every 4.18 days, 21 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-127 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-127 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Surface temperature5,620 K
Mass0.95 solar masses
Radius1.333 solar radii
Luminosity1.887 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.148
Ageabout 11.41 billion years
Distance from the Sun520.2 light-years (159.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 160.5588°, Dec -3.8350°
ConstellationSextans

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-127 b4.18 days0.0484 AU14.695 R⊕52.347 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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