WASP-82

Planetary system · 899.1 light-years away · also TYC 88-57-1

WASP-82 is 899 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F5 star; the first was found in 2015 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-82 b goes round its star every 2.71 days, 33 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF5
Surface temperature6,480 K
Mass1.48 solar masses
Radius2.1 solar radii
Luminosity6.226 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.073
Distance from the Sun899.1 light-years (275.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 72.6606°, Dec 1.8938°
ConstellationOrion

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-82 b2.71 days0.0447 AU18.159 R⊕371.86 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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