Wolf 503

Planetary system · 145.2 light-years away · also HIP 67285

Wolf 503 is 145 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K3.5 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

Wolf 503 b goes round its star every 6.00 days, 15 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK3.5 V
Surface temperature4,716 K
Mass0.688 solar masses
Radius0.689 solar radii
Luminosity0.211 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.27
Ageabout 11 billion years
Distance from the Sun145.2 light-years (44.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 206.8462°, Dec -6.1393°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Wolf 503 b6.00 days0.0571 AU2.043 R⊕6.26 M⊕Transit, 2018

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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