WASP-56 is 1,047 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G6 star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (SuperWASP).
Fly there in 3DWASP-56 b goes round its star every 4.62 days, 19 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.
WASP-56 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-56 and its planets are drawn.
| Spectral type | G6 |
| Surface temperature | 5,600 K |
| Mass | 0.71 solar masses |
| Radius | 0.96 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 1.266 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 12.091 |
| Age | about 6.2 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 1047.2 light-years (321.1 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 183.3660°, Dec 23.0557° |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASP-56 b | 4.62 days | 0.0561 AU | 10.536 R⊕ | 143.02 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.