WASP-186

Planetary system · 908.4 light-years away · also TYC 1203-335-1

WASP-186 is 908 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F star; the first was found in 2020 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-186 b goes round its star every 5.03 days, 18 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF
Surface temperature6,361 K
Mass1.22 solar masses
Radius1.47 solar radii
Luminosity3.164 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.81
Ageabout 3.1 billion years
Distance from the Sun908.4 light-years (278.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 18.9953°, Dec 21.6169°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-186 b5.03 days0.0600 AU12.442 R⊕1341.2 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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