WASP-19

Planetary system · 875.2 light-years away

WASP-19 is 875 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G8 V star; the first was found in 2009 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-19 b goes round its star every 18.9 hours, 112 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG8 V
Surface temperature5,616 K
Mass0.965 solar masses
Radius1.006 solar radii
Luminosity0.905 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.248
Ageabout 6.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun875.2 light-years (268.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 148.4168°, Dec -45.6591°
ConstellationVela

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-19 b18.9 hours0.0165 AU15.861 R⊕366.77 M⊕Transit, 2009

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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