WASP-65

Planetary system · 892.7 light-years away · also TYC 811-184-1

WASP-65 is 893 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G6 star; the first was found in 2013 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-65 b goes round its star every 2.31 days, 38 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG6
Surface temperature5,600 K
Mass0.93 solar masses
Radius1.01 solar radii
Luminosity1.135 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.869
Ageabout 8 billion years
Distance from the Sun892.7 light-years (273.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 133.3243°, Dec 8.5230°
ConstellationCancer

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-65 b2.31 days0.0334 AU12.464 R⊕492.62 M⊕Transit, 2013

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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