WASP-153

Planetary system · 1990.1 light-years away

WASP-153 is 1,990 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G0 star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-153 b goes round its star every 3.33 days, 26 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG0
Surface temperature5,914 K
Mass1.336 solar masses
Radius1.73 solar radii
Luminosity2.881 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.591
Ageabout 4 billion years
Distance from the Sun1990.1 light-years (610.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 279.2625°, Dec 40.0187°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-153 b3.33 days0.0480 AU17.374 R⊕123.95 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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