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Exoplanet WASP 19 A b
Exoplanet WASP 19 A b orbits star WASP 19 A that lies 869 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 362.096 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
869 light years
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WASP 19 A b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP 19 A
Orbit around star: »0.79 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP 19 A b around its star is »0.79 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Mass: 362.096 M Earth
| 1.1394 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 19 A b has 362.096 Earth masses (or 1.1394 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...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 15.805 R Earth | 1.4 R Jupiter
Density: 506 kg/m3 | 9.18 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2013 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TOI-655 b, 2MASS J09534008-4539330 b, b
TOI-655 b, 2MASS J09534008-4539330 b, b
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WASP 19 system structure
Exoplanet WASP 19 A b orbits star WASP 19 A, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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WASP 19 A | ||||||||
| WASP 19 A b | n/a | 362.1 M⊕ | 15.8 R⊕ | 0 days | |||||
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WASP 19 B | 19976 AU | |||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 19 A b has 1.14 times the mass of Jupiter
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 6583.56 | 444.29 | 362.1 | 3291.78 | 1.14 | 3.8 | 24.8 | 21.05 |
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Size | 41.28 | 16.64 | 15.81 | 29.82 | 1.41 | 1.74 | 3.95 | 4.16 |
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Density | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.41 | 0.73 | 0.4 | 0.29 |