WASP-6 b
Description: WASP-6b, also named Boinayel, is an exoplanet approximately 650 light years away in the constellation Aquarius. It was discovered in 2008, by the WASP survey, by astronomical transit across its parent star WASP-6. This planet orbits at only 4% of the Earth-Sun distance. The planet has a mass half that of Jupiter, but its insolation has forced a thermal expansion of its radius to greater than that of Jupiter. Thus, this planet is an inflated hot Jupiter. Starspots on the host star WASP-6 helped to refine the measurements of the mass and the radius of the planet.
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter mass): 0.37 MJ
Radius (Jupiter radius): 1.03 RJ
Density: 0.326 g/cm³
Equilibrium Temperature: 1184.0 K
Orbital Parameters
Orbital Period: 3.36101 days
Semi-major Axis: 0.04217 AU
Eccentricity: 0.05
Inclination: 88.47°
Host Star Properties
Host Star: WASP-6
Spectral Type: Unknown
Temperature: 5450.0 K
Stellar Mass: 0.55 M☉
Stellar Radius: 0.73 R☉
Discovery Information
Planet Letter: b
Object ID: 3.11477
Host ID: 2.103427
Discovery Date: 2015-06
Discovery Year: 2009
Discovery Method: Transit
Discovery Locale: Ground
Discovery Facility: SuperWASP
Discovery Instrument: iKon-L CCD Camera