WASP-88

Planetary system · 1708.3 light-years away · also TYC 8411-1384-1

WASP-88 is 1,708 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F6 star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-88 b goes round its star every 4.95 days, 18 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF6
Surface temperature6,430 K
Mass0.94 solar masses
Radius1.8 solar radii
Luminosity5.291 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.388
Ageabout 3 billion years
Distance from the Sun1708.3 light-years (523.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 309.5112°, Dec -48.4621°
ConstellationIndus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-88 b4.95 days0.0643 AU16.365 R⊕133.49 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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