WASP-147

Planetary system · 1422.4 light-years away · also TYC 6411-312-1

WASP-147 is 1,422 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G4 star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (SuperWASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-147 b goes round its star every 4.60 days, 19 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG4
Surface temperature5,702 K
Mass1.044 solar masses
Radius1.429 solar radii
Luminosity1.936 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.681
Ageabout 8.47 billion years
Distance from the Sun1422.4 light-years (436.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 359.1915°, Dec -22.1532°
ConstellationCetus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-147 b4.60 days0.0549 AU12.498 R⊕87.403 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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