WASP-181

Planetary system · 1426.9 light-years away

WASP-181 is 1,427 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G2 star; the first was found in 2019 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-181 b goes round its star every 4.52 days, 19 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG2
Surface temperature5,839 K
Mass1.04 solar masses
Radius0.965 solar radii
Luminosity1.119 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.924
Ageabout 2.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun1426.9 light-years (437.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 26.7932°, Dec 3.1329°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-181 b4.52 days0.0543 AU13.271 R⊕95.031 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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