WASP-21

Planetary system · 842.9 light-years away

WASP-21 is 843 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G3 V star; the first was found in 2010 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-21 b goes round its star every 4.32 days, 20 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG3 V
Surface temperature5,800 K
Mass1.01 solar masses
Radius1.06 solar radii
Luminosity2.015 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.59
Ageabout 12 billion years
Distance from the Sun842.9 light-years (258.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 347.4928°, Dec 18.3962°
ConstellationPegasus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-21 b4.32 days0.0520 AU11.99 R⊕95.345 M⊕Transit, 2010

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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