WASP-14

Planetary system · 528.4 light-years away

WASP-14 is 528 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,475 K star; the first was found in 2008 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-14 b goes round its star every 2.24 days, 39 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-14 is one of 3 stars in its system. The position of the other 2 is not catalogued, so only WASP-14 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Surface temperature6,475 K
Mass1.62 solar masses
Radius1.4 solar radii
Luminosity2.675 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.745
Ageabout 0.75 billion years
Distance from the Sun528.4 light-years (162.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 218.2766°, Dec 21.8947°
ConstellationBoötes

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-14 b2.24 days0.0370 AU15.468 R⊕2809.6 M⊕Transit, 2008

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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