WASP-66

Planetary system · 1631.6 light-years away · also TYC 7193-1804-1

WASP-66 is 1,632 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,600 K star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (SuperWASP).

Fly there in 3D

Worth knowing

WASP-66 b goes round its star every 4.09 days, 22 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,600 K
Mass1.33 solar masses
Radius1.76 solar radii
Luminosity4.338 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.605
Ageabout 3.7 billion years
Distance from the Sun1631.6 light-years (500.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 158.2250°, Dec -34.9899°
ConstellationAntlia

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-66 b4.09 days0.0546 AU15.693 R⊕746.9 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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