WASP-69

Planetary system · 162.9 light-years away · also TYC 5200-1560-1

WASP-69 is 163 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (SuperWASP).

Fly there in 3D

Worth knowing

WASP-69 b goes round its star every 3.87 days, 23 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK
Surface temperature4,792 K
Mass0.83 solar masses
Radius0.801 solar radii
Luminosity0.33 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.873
Ageabout 1.8 billion years
Distance from the Sun162.9 light-years (50.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 315.0260°, Dec -5.0949°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-69 b3.87 days0.0453 AU11.21 R⊕82.58 M⊕Transit, 2014

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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