WASP-33

Planetary system · 397.7 light-years away · also HD 15082, HIP 11397

WASP-33 is 398 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this A star; the first was found in 2010 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-33 b goes round its star every 29.3 hours, 72 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-33 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-33 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeA
Surface temperature7,430 K
Mass1.495 solar masses
Radius1.444 solar radii
Luminosity6.598 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude8.14
Distance from the Sun397.7 light-years (121.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 36.7127°, Dec 37.5504°
ConstellationAndromeda

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-33 b29.3 hours0.0239 AU17.856 R⊕665.22 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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