WASP-64

Planetary system · 1206.5 light-years away

WASP-64 is 1,207 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G7 star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-64 b goes round its star every 37.8 hours, 56 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-64 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-64 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeG7
Surface temperature5,400 K
Mass1.004 solar masses
Radius1.058 solar radii
Luminosity0.9506 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.704
Ageabout 1.2 billion years
Distance from the Sun1206.5 light-years (369.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 101.1149°, Dec -32.8584°
ConstellationCanis Major

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-64 b37.8 hours0.0265 AU14.247 R⊕403.94 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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