WASP-28b

WASP-28b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets

Size comparison of WASP-28b with Jupiter.
Parent star
Star WASP-28[1]
Right ascension (α) 23h 34m 27.87s[1]
Declination (δ) +01° 34 48.2[1]
Apparent magnitude (mV) 12.03[1]
Distance1336.6 ± 228.2 ly
(410 ± 70[1] pc)
Spectral type F8[1]
Mass (m) 1.08 ± 0.04[1] M
Radius (r) 1.05 ± 0.06[1] R
Temperature (T) 6100 ± 150[1] K
Age 5+3
2
[1] Gyr
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.04469 ± 0.00076[1] AU
Eccentricity (e) 0[1]
Orbital period(P) 3.408821 ± 0.000015[1] d
Inclination (i) 88.61 ± 0.67[1]°
Time of transit (Tt) 2455290.40519 ± 0.00031 [1] JD
Physical characteristics
Mass(m)0.91 ± 0.06[1] MJ
Radius(r)1.12 ± 0.06[1] RJ
Temperature (T) 1468 ± 37[1] K
Discovery information
Discovery date 2010
Discoverer(s) SuperWASP
Discovery method Transit[1]
Discovery status Published[1]
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

WASP-28b is an extrasolar planet orbiting WASP-28, a magnitude V = 12 star also known as 1SWASP J233427.87-013448.1 and 2MASS 23342787-0134482.[1] Since it orbits its star at a very low distance, the planet is very strongly irradiated.[1] As seen from the Earth, WASP-28b transits its host star every 3.408 days (3.408821 ± 0.000015[1] exactly) during about 3 hours (0.1267 ± 0.0013 days[1]).

Internal structure

The planet seems to be a gas giant with a low core mass (<~10M(Earth)) and a low heavy elements content (Z<~0.2).[1]

See also

References

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