WASP-4 b

WASP-4 b Image

Description: WASP-4b is an exoplanet, specifically a hot Jupiter, approximately 891 light-years away in the constellation of Phoenix.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): 1.186 MJ

Radius (Jupiter radius): 1.321 RJ

Density: 0.612 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: 1673.0 K

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 1.33823147 days

Semi-major Axis: 0.0226 AU

Eccentricity: Unknown

Inclination: 89.06°

Host Star Properties

Host Star: WASP-4

Spectral Type: G8

Temperature: 5400.0 K

Stellar Mass: 0.86 M

Stellar Radius: 0.89 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.11474

Host ID: 2.103423

Discovery Date: 2008-03

Discovery Year: 2007

Discovery Method: Transit

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: SuperWASP

Discovery Instrument: iKon-L CCD Camera

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