WASP-39

Planetary system · 697.9 light-years away

WASP-39 is 698 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,485 K star; the first was found in 2011 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-39 b goes round its star every 4.06 days, 22 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,485 K
Mass0.913 solar masses
Radius0.939 solar radii
Luminosity0.7449 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.095
Ageabout 8.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun697.9 light-years (214.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 217.3266°, Dec -3.4445°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-39 b4.06 days0.0483 AU14.336 R⊕89.31 M⊕Transit, 2011

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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