WASP-46

Planetary system · 1224.1 light-years away

WASP-46 is 1,224 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G6 V star; the first was found in 2011 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-46 b goes round its star every 34.3 hours, 62 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG6 V
Surface temperature5,600 K
Mass0.828 solar masses
Radius0.858 solar radii
Luminosity0.7742 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.043
Ageabout 9.6 billion years
Distance from the Sun1224.1 light-years (375.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 318.7370°, Dec -55.8719°
ConstellationIndus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-46 b34.3 hours0.0233 AU13.159 R⊕607.06 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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