WASP-150

Planetary system · 1722.1 light-years away · also TYC 3889-00428-1

WASP-150 is 1,722 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F8 star; the first was found in 2020 by transit (SuperWASP-North).

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Worth knowing

WASP-150 b goes round its star every 5.64 days, 16 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF8
Surface temperature6,218 K
Mass1.394 solar masses
Radius1.651 solar radii
Luminosity3.616 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.026
Ageabout 2.95 billion years
Distance from the Sun1722.1 light-years (528.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 264.2630°, Dec 53.0213°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-150 b5.64 days0.0694 AU11.994 R⊕2688.8 M⊕Transit, 2020

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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