WASP-185

Planetary system · 911.1 light-years away · also TYC 6147-1306-1

WASP-185 is 911 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G0 V star; the first was found in 2019 by transit (WASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-185 b goes round its star every 9.39 days, 9 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG0 V
Surface temperature5,900 K
Mass1.12 solar masses
Radius1.5 solar radii
Luminosity2.583 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.101
Ageabout 6.6 billion years
Distance from the Sun911.1 light-years (279.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 214.0596°, Dec -19.5423°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-185 b9.39 days0.0904 AU14.011 R⊕311.47 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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