WASP-95

Planetary system · 448.6 light-years away · also TYC 8442-960-1

WASP-95 is 449 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G2 star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-95 b goes round its star every 2.18 days, 40 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG2
Surface temperature5,830 K
Mass1.46 solar masses
Radius1.23 solar radii
Luminosity1.506 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.092
Ageabout 2.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun448.6 light-years (137.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 337.4578°, Dec -48.0031°
ConstellationGrus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-95 b2.18 days0.0342 AU13.787 R⊕457.68 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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