Wendelstein-1

Planetary system · 995.8 light-years away

Wendelstein-1 is 996 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K7 V star; the first was found in 2020 by transit (Haleakala Observatory).

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Worth knowing

Wendelstein-1 b goes round its star every 2.66 days, 33 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK7 V
Surface temperature4,251 K
Mass0.65 solar masses
Radius0.61 solar radii
Luminosity0.1154 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude15.564
Distance from the Sun995.8 light-years (305.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 299.0506°, Dec 17.5700°
ConstellationSagitta

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Wendelstein-1 b2.66 days0.0282 AU11.561 R⊕188.16 M⊕Transit, 2020

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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