WASP-80

Planetary system · 162.4 light-years away · also TYC 5165-481-1

WASP-80 is 162 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K7-M0 V star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-80 b goes round its star every 3.07 days, 29 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK7-M0 V
Surface temperature4,143 K
Mass0.577 solar masses
Radius0.586 solar radii
Luminosity0.09121 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.841
Ageabout 7 billion years
Distance from the Sun162.4 light-years (49.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 303.1668°, Dec -2.1444°
ConstellationAquila

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-80 b3.07 days0.0344 AU11.198 R⊕170.99 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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