WASP-93

Planetary system · 1207.7 light-years away · also TYC 3261-1703-1

WASP-93 is 1,208 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F4 star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-93 b goes round its star every 2.73 days, 32 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF4
Surface temperature6,700 K
Mass1.334 solar masses
Radius1.524 solar radii
Luminosity4.148 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.966
Ageabout 0.7 billion years
Distance from the Sun1207.7 light-years (370.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 9.4587°, Dec 51.2888°
ConstellationCassiopeia

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-93 b2.73 days0.0421 AU17.901 R⊕467.21 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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