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WASP-7b

WASP-7b
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Exoplanet Comparison WASP-7 b.png
Size comparison of WASP-7b with Jupiter.
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)
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: Sky map20h 44m 10s, −39° 13′ 31″



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