WASP-28

Planetary system · 1136.6 light-years away

WASP-28 is 1,137 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F8 star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-28 b goes round its star every 3.41 days, 26 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF8
Surface temperature6,084 K
Mass0.993 solar masses
Radius1.083 solar radii
Luminosity1.413 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.274
Ageabout 5.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun1136.6 light-years (348.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 353.6163°, Dec -1.5800°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-28 b3.41 days0.0442 AU13.664 R⊕282.55 M⊕Transit, 2014

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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