WASP-84

Planetary system · 328.1 light-years away · also TYC 211-706-1

WASP-84 is 328 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K0 star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-84 c goes round its star every 34.7 hours, 61 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK0
Surface temperature5,280 K
Mass0.853 solar masses
Radius0.768 solar radii
Luminosity0.4732 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.825
Ageabout 2.1 billion years
Distance from the Sun328.1 light-years (100.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 131.1070°, Dec 1.8599°
ConstellationHydra

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-84 c34.7 hours0.0236 AU1.95 R⊕15.2 M⊕Transit, 2023
WASP-84 b8.52 days0.0778 AU10.72 R⊕220 M⊕Transit, 2014

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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