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Exoplanet WASP 59 b
Exoplanet WASP 59 b orbits star WASP 59 that lies 378 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 274.354 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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WASP 59 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP 59
Distance from the star: 0.0697 AU
Orbit around star: 7.919585 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP 59 b around its star is 7.919585 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: 274.354 M Earth
| 0.8633 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 59 b has 274.354 Earth masses (or 0.8633 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: 8.687 R Earth | 0.8 R Jupiter
Density: 2307 kg/m3 | 41.85 % Earth
Temperature: 670.0 K | 396.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2011 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TOI-5969 b
TOI-5969 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 59 b has 86 % of 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 | 4988.25 | 336.63 | 274.35 | 2494.13 | 0.86 | 2.88 | 18.79 | 15.95 |
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Size | 22.69 | 9.14 | 8.69 | 16.39 | 0.78 | 0.95 | 2.17 | 2.29 |
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Density | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.57 | 1.85 | 3.31 | 1.83 | 1.33 |
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Distance | 0.18 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 1.52 | 0.91 | 2.33 | 3.22 | 4.11 | 5.04 | 8.59 | 9.31 |