WASP-159

Planetary system · 2333.3 light-years away · also TYC 7579-251-1

WASP-159 is 2,333 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F9 star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (SuperWASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-159 b goes round its star every 3.84 days, 23 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF9
Surface temperature6,120 K
Mass1.41 solar masses
Radius2.11 solar radii
Luminosity4.764 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.836
Ageabout 3.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun2333.3 light-years (715.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 68.1365°, Dec -38.9683°
ConstellationCaelum

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-159 b3.84 days0.0538 AU15.468 R⊕174.81 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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