WASP-177

Planetary system · 576.7 light-years away

WASP-177 is 577 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K2 star; the first was found in 2019 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-177 b goes round its star every 3.07 days, 29 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK2
Surface temperature5,017 K
Mass0.876 solar masses
Radius0.885 solar radii
Luminosity0.3876 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.312
Ageabout 9.7 billion years
Distance from the Sun576.7 light-years (176.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 334.7970°, Dec -1.8344°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-177 b3.07 days0.0396 AU17.71 R⊕161.46 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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