WASP-160 B

Planetary system · 940.4 light-years away

WASP-160 B is 940 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K0 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (SuperWASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-160 B b goes round its star every 3.77 days, 23 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-160 B is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-160 B and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeK0 V
Surface temperature5,298 K
Mass0.87 solar masses
Radius0.868 solar radii
Luminosity0.4809 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.04
Ageabout 9.75 billion years
Distance from the Sun940.4 light-years (288.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 87.6796°, Dec -27.6233°
ConstellationColumba

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-160 B b3.77 days0.0452 AU12.218 R⊕88.357 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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