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Exoplanet WASP 173 A b
Exoplanet WASP 173 A b orbits star WASP 173 A that lies 768 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1173.077 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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WASP 173 A b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP 173 A
Distance from the star: 0.0248 AU
Orbit around star: 1.3867 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP 173 A b around its star is 1.3867 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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Basic characteristic
Mass: 1173.077 M Earth
| 3.6912 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 173 A b has 1173.077 Earth masses (or 3.6912 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: 13.451 R Earth | 1.2 R Jupiter
Density: 2658 kg/m3 | 48.21 % Earth
Temperature: 1880 K | 1606.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2018 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
KELT-22 b, 1SWASP J233640.32-343640.4 b, 2MASS J23364036-3436404 b, WDS J23366-3437 b, TYC 7518-468-1 b, TOI-241 b
KELT-22 b, 1SWASP J233640.32-343640.4 b, 2MASS J23364036-3436404 b, WDS J23366-3437 b, TYC 7518-468-1 b, TOI-241 b
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WASP 173 system structure
Exoplanet WASP 173 A b orbits star WASP 173 A, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| WASP 173 A b | 0.02 AU | 1173.1 M⊕ | 13.5 R⊕ | 1.4 days | |||||
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 173 A b has 3.69 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 21328.67 | 1439.36 | 1173.08 | 10664.34 | 3.69 | 12.32 | 80.35 | 68.2 |
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Size | 35.13 | 14.16 | 13.45 | 25.38 | 1.2 | 1.48 | 3.36 | 3.54 |
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Density | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.65 | 2.14 | 3.82 | 2.11 | 1.54 |
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Distance | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 4.27 | 2.55 | 6.53 | 9.04 | 11.53 | 14.14 | 24.1 | 26.11 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.4 - 2 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.