WASP-83

Planetary system · 884.2 light-years away · also TYC 6107-663-1

WASP-83 is 884 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G8 star; the first was found in 2015 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-83 b goes round its star every 4.97 days, 18 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG8
Surface temperature5,510 K
Mass1.11 solar masses
Radius1.05 solar radii
Luminosity0.8919 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.312
Ageabout 5 billion years
Distance from the Sun884.2 light-years (271.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 190.1520°, Dec -19.2844°
ConstellationCorvus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-83 b4.97 days0.0590 AU11.657 R⊕95.349 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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