WASP-74

Planetary system · 486.7 light-years away · also TYC 5162-1142-1

WASP-74 is 487 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F9 star; the first was found in 2015 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-74 b goes round its star every 2.14 days, 41 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF9
Surface temperature5,990 K
Mass0.98 solar masses
Radius1.42 solar radii
Luminosity2.51 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.75
Ageabout 3.49 billion years
Distance from the Sun486.7 light-years (149.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 304.5388°, Dec -1.0760°
ConstellationAquila

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-74 b2.14 days0.0344 AU15.244 R⊕228.84 M⊕Transit, 2015

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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