WASP-55 is 970 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,096 K star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (SuperWASP).
Fly there in 3DWASP-55 b goes round its star every 4.47 days, 20 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.
WASP-55 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-55 and its planets are drawn.
| Surface temperature | 6,096 K |
| Mass | 1.071 solar masses |
| Radius | 1.09 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 1.454 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 11.753 |
| Age | about 3.05 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 970.2 light-years (297.5 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 203.7582°, Dec -17.5035° |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASP-55 b | 4.47 days | 0.0558 AU | 14.729 R⊕ | 186.25 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.