WASP-187

Planetary system · 1211.4 light-years away · also TYC 1750-1336-1

WASP-187 is 1,211 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-187 b goes round its star every 5.15 days, 17 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF
Surface temperature6,150 K
Mass1.54 solar masses
Radius2.83 solar radii
Luminosity9.274 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.295
Ageabout 2.55 billion years
Distance from the Sun1211.4 light-years (371.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 17.4747°, Dec 25.6816°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-187 b5.15 days0.0653 AU18.383 R⊕254.26 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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