WASP-180 A

Planetary system · 828.4 light-years away

WASP-180 A is 828 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F7 V star; the first was found in 2019 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-180 A b goes round its star every 3.41 days, 26 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-180 A is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-180 A and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF7 V
Surface temperature6,600 K
Mass1.3 solar masses
Radius1.19 solar radii
Luminosity2.067 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.655
Ageabout 1.2 billion years
Distance from the Sun828.4 light-years (254.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 123.3922°, Dec -1.9828°
ConstellationHydra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-180 A b3.41 days0.0480 AU13.899 R⊕286.05 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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