WASP-25

Planetary system · 689.5 light-years away · also TYC 6706-861-1

WASP-25 is 690 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,697 K star; the first was found in 2010 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-25 b goes round its star every 3.76 days, 23 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,697 K
Mass0.962 solar masses
Radius0.884 solar radii
Luminosity0.7194 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.875
Ageabout 1.9 billion years
Distance from the Sun689.5 light-years (211.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 195.3598°, Dec -27.5222°
ConstellationHydra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-25 b3.76 days0.0473 AU13.809 R⊕179.26 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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