WASP-176

Planetary system · 1853.9 light-years away · also TYC 1090-00449-1

WASP-176 is 1,854 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F9 star; the first was found in 2020 by transit (SuperWASP-North).

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Worth knowing

WASP-176 b goes round its star every 3.90 days, 23 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF9
Surface temperature5,941 K
Mass1.345 solar masses
Radius1.925 solar radii
Luminosity4.136 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.006
Ageabout 4.81 billion years
Distance from the Sun1853.9 light-years (568.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 313.6873°, Dec 9.1791°
ConstellationDelphinus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-176 b3.90 days0.0535 AU16.87 R⊕271.74 M⊕Transit, 2020

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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