WASP-73

Planetary system · 1032.9 light-years away · also HD 202678, TYC 8805-131-1

WASP-73 is 1,033 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F9 star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-73 b goes round its star every 4.09 days, 22 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF9
Surface temperature6,030 K
Mass2.52 solar masses
Radius2.55 solar radii
Luminosity6.238 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.468
Ageabout 4.3 billion years
Distance from the Sun1032.9 light-years (316.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 319.9497°, Dec -58.1489°
ConstellationIndus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-73 b4.09 days0.0551 AU15.917 R⊕908.99 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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