WASP-151

Planetary system · 1477.8 light-years away

WASP-151 is 1,478 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G1 star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (SuperWASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-151 b goes round its star every 4.53 days, 19 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG1
Surface temperature5,871 K
Mass1.081 solar masses
Radius1.181 solar radii
Luminosity1.396 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.821
Ageabout 5.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun1477.8 light-years (453.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 349.0635°, Dec 0.3067°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-151 b4.53 days0.0550 AU13.305 R⊕100.43 M⊕Transit, 2017

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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