WASP-75

Planetary system · 958.9 light-years away

WASP-75 is 959 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F9 star; the first was found in 2013 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-75 b goes round its star every 2.48 days, 35 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

WASP-75 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-75 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF9
Surface temperature6,100 K
Mass1.14 solar masses
Radius1.26 solar radii
Luminosity2.015 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.591
Ageabout 3.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun958.9 light-years (294.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 342.3859°, Dec -10.6755°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-75 b2.48 days0.0375 AU14.235 R⊕340.06 M⊕Transit, 2013

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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