WASP-197

Planetary system · 1577.5 light-years away

WASP-197 is 1,578 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,050 K star; the first was found in 2025 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-197 b goes round its star every 5.17 days, 17 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,050 K
Mass1.36 solar masses
Radius2.112 solar radii
Luminosity5.898 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.565
Ageabout 2.6 billion years
Distance from the Sun1577.5 light-years (483.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 160.6307°, Dec 28.1986°
ConstellationLeo Minor

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-197 b5.17 days0.0650 AU14.448 R⊕403.32 M⊕Transit, 2025

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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