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Parent star | ||
Star | WASP-7 | |
Constellation | Microscopium | |
Right ascension | (α) | 20h 44m 10.2190s |
Declination | (δ) | −39° 13′ 30.894″ |
Apparent magnitude | (mV) | 9.51 |
Distance | 490 ly (150 pc) |
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Spectral type | F6 | |
Orbital elements | ||
Semi-major axis | (a) | 0.0618+0.0014 −0.0033 AU |
Eccentricity | (e) | 0 |
Orbital period | (P) | 4.954658+5.5e-5 −4.3e-5 d |
Inclination | (i) | 89.6+0.4 −0.9° |
Time of transit | (Tt) | 2453985.0149+0.0009 −0.00012 JD |
Physical characteristics | ||
Mass | (m) | 0.96+0.12 −0.18 MJ |
Radius | (r) | 0.915+0.046 −0.04 RJ |
Density | (ρ) | 1660 kg m−3 |
Surface gravity | (g) | 3.03 g |
Temperature | (T) | 2000 |
Discovery information | ||
Discovery date | April 1, 2008 | |
Discoverer(s) | Cameron et al. (SuperWASP) | |
Discovery method | Transit | |
Discovery site | SAAO | |
Discovery status | Published | |
Database references | ||
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia |
data | |
SIMBAD | data | |
Exoplanet Archive | data | |
Open Exoplanet Catalogue | data |
WASP-7b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008. This 5-day period planet is slightly smaller than Jupiter, roughly the same mass and more dense.
Coordinates: 20h 44m 10s, −39° 13′ 31″