WASP-90

Planetary system · 1521.3 light-years away

WASP-90 is 1,521 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F6 star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-90 b goes round its star every 3.92 days, 22 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF6
Surface temperature6,430 K
Mass1.55 solar masses
Radius1.98 solar radii
Luminosity4.267 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.618
Ageabout 4.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun1521.3 light-years (466.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 315.5319°, Dec 7.0563°
ConstellationEquuleus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-90 b3.92 days0.0562 AU18.271 R⊕200.23 M⊕Transit, 2016

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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