WASP-171

Planetary system · 2471.7 light-years away

WASP-171 is 2,472 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G0 star; the first was found in 2019 by transit (WASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-171 b goes round its star every 3.82 days, 23 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG0
Surface temperature5,965 K
Mass1.171 solar masses
Radius1.637 solar radii
Luminosity4.696 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.612
Ageabout 5.908 billion years
Distance from the Sun2471.7 light-years (757.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 171.8451°, Dec -44.0887°
ConstellationCentaurus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-171 b3.82 days0.0504 AU10.985 R⊕344.53 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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