- WASP-5b
Planetbox begin
name = WASP-5b Planetbox star
star =WASP-5
constell = Phoenix
RA = RA|23|57|24
DEC = DEC|−41|16|38
dist_ly = 967
dist_pc = 297
class = G4V Planetbox orbit
semimajor = 0.0269
period = 1.63
inclination = >85Planetbox character
mass = 1.60
radius = 1.13 Planetbox discovery
discovery_date = October 31, 2007
discoverers = Anderson et al. (SuperWASP )
discovery_site =SAAO
discovery_method = Transit
discovery_status=PublishedWASP-5b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star
WASP-5 located over 967 light-years away in the constellation Phoenix. The planet's mass and radius indicate that it is a gas giant with a similar bulk composition toJupiter . WASP-5b has such an orbital distance around its star to classify it in the class of planets known as hot Jupiters and has an atmospheric temperature of approximately 1717 K.ee also
*
SuperWASP
*Hot Jupiter References
* ( [http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/0801.1685 web Preprint] )
* [http://www.superwasp.org/press_release2/WASP2007_national_pressV5.pdf UK planet hunters announce three new finds] (PDF requires acrobat reader)External links
* [http://www.superwasp.org "'SuperWASP Homepage]
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