WASP-70 A

Planetary system · 725.2 light-years away · also HD 358155

WASP-70 A is 725 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G4 star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-70 A b goes round its star every 3.71 days, 24 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-70 A is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-70 A and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeG4
Surface temperature5,763 K
Mass1.106 solar masses
Radius1.215 solar radii
Luminosity1.453 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.786
Ageabout 9.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun725.2 light-years (222.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 315.4772°, Dec -13.4334°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-70 A b3.71 days0.0485 AU13.047 R⊕187.51 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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