WASP-169

Planetary system · 2045.2 light-years away · also TYC 5436-360-1

WASP-169 is 2,045 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F8 star; the first was found in 2019 by transit (WASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-169 b goes round its star every 5.61 days, 16 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF8
Surface temperature6,110 K
Mass1.337 solar masses
Radius2.011 solar radii
Luminosity6.149 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.167
Ageabout 3.802 billion years
Distance from the Sun2045.2 light-years (627.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 127.3872°, Dec -12.9448°
ConstellationHydra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-169 b5.61 days0.0681 AU14.617 R⊕178.3 M⊕Transit, 2019

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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