WASP-174

Planetary system · 1337.7 light-years away

WASP-174 is 1,338 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F6 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (SuperWASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-174 b goes round its star every 4.23 days, 21 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF6 V
Surface temperature6,399 K
Mass1.24 solar masses
Radius1.347 solar radii
Luminosity2.73 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.803
Ageabout 2.2 billion years
Distance from the Sun1337.7 light-years (410.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 195.7940°, Dec -41.3849°
ConstellationCentaurus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-174 b4.23 days0.0550 AU16.107 R⊕104.88 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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