WASP-129

Planetary system · 983.2 light-years away

WASP-129 is 983 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-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-129 b goes round its star every 5.75 days, 15 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-129 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-129 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeG1
Surface temperature5,900 K
Mass1 solar masses
Radius0.9 solar radii
Luminosity1.294 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.179
Ageabout 1 billion years
Distance from the Sun983.2 light-years (301.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 176.2991°, Dec -42.0640°
ConstellationCentaurus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-129 b5.75 days0.0628 AU10.424 R⊕317.83 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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