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Exoplanet WASP 107 b
Exoplanet WASP 107 b orbits star WASP 107 that lies 210 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 38.149 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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WASP 107 b
Exoplanet
Star: WASP 107
Distance from the star: 0.055 AU
Orbit around star: 5.72149 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP 107 b around its star is 5.72149 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
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Eccentricity: 0.09Basic characteristic
Mass: 38.149 M Earth
| 0.1200 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 107 b has 38.149 Earth masses (or 0.1200 Jupiter masses).
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
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Size: 10.536 R Earth | 0.9 R Jupiter
Density: 180 kg/m3 | 3.27 % Earth
Temperature: 750 K | 476.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2017 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J12333284-1008461 b, EPIC 228724232 b, K2-235 b, TIC 429302040 b, TOI-1905 b, TYC 5530-1795-1 b, WISE J123332.77-100846.2 b
2MASS J12333284-1008461 b, EPIC 228724232 b, K2-235 b, TIC 429302040 b, TOI-1905 b, TYC 5530-1795-1 b, WISE J123332.77-100846.2 b
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WASP 107 system structure
Exoplanet WASP 107 b orbits star WASP 107, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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WASP 107 | ||||||||
| WASP 107 c | n/a | 114.4 M⊕ | 1088 days | ||||||
| WASP 107 b | 0.06 AU | 38.1 M⊕ | 10.5 R⊕ | 5.7 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 107 b has 40 % of mass of Saturn and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 693.62 | 46.81 | 38.15 | 346.81 | 0.12 | 0.4 | 2.61 | 2.22 |
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Size | 27.52 | 11.09 | 10.54 | 19.88 | 0.94 | 1.16 | 2.63 | 2.77 |
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Density | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.1 |
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Distance | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 1.7 | 1.02 | 2.6 | 3.61 | 4.6 | 5.64 | 9.62 | 10.42 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.37 - 0.54 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.