WASP-63

Planetary system · 948.1 light-years away · also TYC 7612-556-1

WASP-63 is 948 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,550 K star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-63 b goes round its star every 4.38 days, 20 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,550 K
Mass1.28 solar masses
Radius1.86 solar radii
Luminosity2.814 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.155
Ageabout 8.3 billion years
Distance from the Sun948.1 light-years (290.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 94.3364°, Dec -38.3234°
ConstellationColumba

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-63 b4.38 days0.0574 AU15.805 R⊕117.6 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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