WASP-165

Planetary system · 1964.2 light-years away

WASP-165 is 1,964 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G6 star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (SuperWASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-165 b goes round its star every 3.47 days, 25 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG6
Surface temperature5,599 K
Mass1.248 solar masses
Radius1.75 solar radii
Luminosity2.681 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.816
Ageabout 4.77 billion years
Distance from the Sun1964.2 light-years (602.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 357.5806°, Dec -17.0776°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-165 b3.47 days0.0482 AU14.123 R⊕209.13 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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