WASP-58

Planetary system · 947.2 light-years away

WASP-58 is 947 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G2 V star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (SuperWASP).

Fly there in 3D

Worth knowing

WASP-58 b goes round its star every 5.02 days, 18 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-58 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-58 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeG2 V
Surface temperature5,800 K
Mass1.06 solar masses
Radius1.22 solar radii
Luminosity1.445 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.652
Ageabout 12.8 billion years
Distance from the Sun947.2 light-years (290.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 274.7013°, Dec 45.1722°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-58 b5.02 days0.0562 AU16.029 R⊕308.3 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.

Sources

Privacy