WASP-71

Planetary system · 1183.0 light-years away

WASP-71 is 1,183 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F8 star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-71 b goes round its star every 2.90 days, 30 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF8
Surface temperature6,050 K
Mass0.76 solar masses
Radius1.82 solar radii
Luminosity5.867 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.56
Ageabout 3 billion years
Distance from the Sun1183.0 light-years (362.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 29.2635°, Dec 0.7588°
ConstellationCetus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-71 b2.90 days0.0460 AU13.227 R⊕441.78 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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