WASP-139

Planetary system · 693.0 light-years away

WASP-139 is 693 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K0 star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (SuperWASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-139 b goes round its star every 5.92 days, 15 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-139 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-139 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeK0
Surface temperature5,310 K
Mass0.92 solar masses
Radius0.8 solar radii
Luminosity0.4515 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.456
Ageabout 0.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun693.0 light-years (212.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 49.5622°, Dec -41.3020°
ConstellationEridanus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-139 b5.92 days0.0620 AU8.9672 R⊕37.186 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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