WASP-144

Planetary system · 1159.5 light-years away

WASP-144 is 1,160 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K2 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (SuperWASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-144 b goes round its star every 2.28 days, 39 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK2 V
Surface temperature5,200 K
Mass0.81 solar masses
Radius0.81 solar radii
Luminosity0.7425 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.085
Ageabout 8.71 billion years
Distance from the Sun1159.5 light-years (355.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 320.7629°, Dec -40.0484°
ConstellationMicroscopium

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-144 b2.28 days0.0316 AU9.5276 R⊕139.85 M⊕Transit, 2018

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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