WASP-13

Planetary system · 742.1 light-years away · also TYC 2496-1114-1

WASP-13 is 742 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,950 K star; the first was found in 2009 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-13 b goes round its star every 4.35 days, 20 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,950 K
Mass0.72 solar masses
Radius1.37 solar radii
Luminosity2.731 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.424
Ageabout 5 billion years
Distance from the Sun742.1 light-years (227.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 140.1030°, Dec 33.8823°
ConstellationLynx

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-13 b4.35 days0.0536 AU13.675 R⊕114.42 M⊕Transit, 2009

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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