WASP-54

Planetary system · 819.6 light-years away

WASP-54 is 820 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F9 star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-54 b goes round its star every 3.69 days, 24 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-54 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-54 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF9
Surface temperature6,100 K
Mass1.08 solar masses
Radius1.76 solar radii
Luminosity3.756 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.413
Ageabout 6.9 billion years
Distance from the Sun819.6 light-years (251.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 205.4542°, Dec -0.1282°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-54 b3.69 days0.0499 AU17.71 R⊕187.52 M⊕Transit, 2012

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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