WASP-60

Planetary system · 1405.9 light-years away · also TYC 2767-1746-1

WASP-60 is 1,406 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G1 V star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-60 b goes round its star every 4.30 days, 20 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG1 V
Surface temperature5,900 K
Mass1.19 solar masses
Radius1.17 solar radii
Luminosity2.226 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.67
Ageabout 1.7 billion years
Distance from the Sun1405.9 light-years (431.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 356.6667°, Dec 31.1559°
ConstellationPegasus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-60 b4.30 days0.0555 AU9.8639 R⊕174.81 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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