WASP-14 b
Description: WASP-14b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008 by SuperWASP using the transit method. Follow-up radial velocity measurements showed that the mass of WASP-14b is almost eight times larger than that of Jupiter. The radius found by the transit observations show that it has a radius 25% larger than Jupiter. This makes WASP-14b one of the densest exoplanets known. Its radius best fits the model of Jonathan Fortney.
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter mass): 8.84 MJ
Radius (Jupiter radius): 1.38 RJ
Density: 2.25 g/cm³
Equilibrium Temperature: 1872.0 K
Orbital Parameters
Orbital Period: 2.24375 days
Semi-major Axis: 0.037 AU
Eccentricity: 0.09
Inclination: 84.32°
Host Star Properties
Host Star: WASP-14
Spectral Type: Unknown
Temperature: 6475.0 K
Stellar Mass: 1.62 M☉
Stellar Radius: 1.4 R☉
Discovery Information
Planet Letter: b
Object ID: 3.11443
Host ID: 2.103434
Discovery Date: 2009-02
Discovery Year: 2008
Discovery Method: Transit
Discovery Locale: Ground
Discovery Facility: SuperWASP
Discovery Instrument: iKon-L CCD Camera