WASP-1b

WASP-1b
Size comparison of WASP-1b with Jupiter
Discovery
Discovered byCameron et al. (SuperWASP
and SOPHIE)
 South Africa
and  France
Discovery siteSAAO
Discovery dateSeptember 25, 2006
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.0382 (± 0.0013) AU
Eccentricity0
2.5199464 (± 8e-07) d
Inclination88.65 (± 0.55)
StarWASP-1
Physical characteristics
1.484 +0.06
−0.09 RJ
Mass0.86 ± 0.07 MJ
Mean density
0.476 g/cm3
12.5 m/s2 (41 ft/s2)
1.27 g
Temperature1,800 K

    WASP-1b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star WASP-1 located 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.

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