The Planets

The SuperWASP project is pleased to announce the discovery of ten new planets - the largest individual haul for any transiting planet survey. WASP-6b to WASP-15b were announced on 1st April 2008, and take our planet haul up to fifteen! This page contains information on where you can find our planets, what they're like, and a bit about their parent star. If you'd like to find out more about exoplanets in general, then click here.

Please note that planets WASP-6 to 15 have been confirmed, but the system parameters require more measurements before the numbers are finalised. Also many of the parameters listed here are from SuperWASP photometry, more exact figures should be found from published results.

Scale Diagram of Planet/Star Ratio for the WASP Planets

WASP-1
Click here for the paper anouncing the detection of WASP-1b.

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Coordinates	RA 00:20:40.07 Dec +31:59:23.7
Constellation	Pegasus
Apparent Visual Magnitude	11.79
Distance from Earth	1234 Light Years
WASP-1 Spectral Type	F7V
WASP-1 Photospheric Temperature	6200 K
WASP-1b Radius	1.39 Jupiter Radii
WASP-1b Mass	0.85 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0378 AU
Orbital Period	2.52 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1800 K
Mid-point of Transit	2453151.4860 HJD

WASP-2
Click here for the paper anouncing the detection of WASP-2b.

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Coordinates	RA 20:30:54.12 Dec +06:25:46.4
Constellation	Delphinus
Apparent Visual Magnitude	11.9
Distance from Earth	470 Light Years
WASP-2 Spectral Type	K1V
WASP-2 Photospheric Temperature	5200 K
WASP-2b Radius	1.03 Jupiter Radii
WASP-2b Mass	0.84 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0303 AU
Orbital Period	2.15 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1300 K
Mid-point of Transit	2453991.5146 HJD

WASP-3

Click here for the paper anouncing the detection of WASP-3b.

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Coordinates	RA 18:34:31.62 Dec +35:39:41.4
Constellation	Lyra
Apparent Visual Magnitude	10.6
Distance from Earth	730 Light Years
WASP-3 Spectral Type	F7V
WASP-3 Photospheric Temperature	6300 K
WASP-3b Radius	1.19 Jupiter Radii
WASP-3b Mass	1.73 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0316 AU
Orbital Period	1.85 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1900 K
Mid-point of Transit	2454143.8503 BJD

WASP-4
Click here for the paper anouncing the detection of WASP-4b.

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Coordinates	RA 23:34:15.06 Dec -42:03:41.1
Constellation	Phoenix
Apparent Visual Magnitude	12.6
Distance from Earth	850 Light Years
WASP-4 Spectral Type	G7V
WASP-4 Photospheric Temperature	5700 K
WASP-4b Radius	1.50 Jupiter Radii
WASP-4b Mass	1.34 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0237 AU
Orbital Period	1.34 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1800 K
Mid-point of Transit	2453151.486 HJD

WASP-5

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Coordinates	RA 23:57:23.74 Dec -41:16:37.5
Constellation	Phoenix
Apparent Visual Magnitude	12.3
Distance from Earth	970 Light Years
WASP-5 Spectral Type	G4V
WASP-5 Photospheric Temperature	5900 K
WASP-5b Radius	1.11 Jupiter Radii
WASP-5b Mass	1.74 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0278 AU
Orbital Period	1.63 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1700 K
Mid-point of Transit	2454375.625 HJD

WASP-6

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Apparent Visual Magnitude	12.4
Distance from Earth	1000 Light Years
WASP-6 Spectral Type	G8
WASP-6 Photospheric Temperature	5800 K
WASP-6b Radius	1.32 Jupiter Radii
WASP-6b Mass	0.52 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0445 AU
Orbital Period	3.36 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1293 K

WASP-7

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Apparent Visual Magnitude	9.7
Distance from Earth	490 Light Years
WASP-7 Spectral Type	F6
WASP-7 Photospheric Temperature	6200 K
WASP-7b Radius	0.85 Jupiter Radii
WASP-7b Mass	0.67 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0609 AU
Orbital Period	4.95 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1300 K

WASP-8

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Apparent Visual Magnitude	9.9
Distance from Earth	160 Light Years
WASP-8 Spectral Type	G6
WASP-8 Photospheric Temperature	6000 K
WASP-8b Radius	1.21 Jupiter Radii
WASP-8b Mass	2.35 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0822 AU
Orbital Period	8.16 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1000 K

WASP-10

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Coordinates	RA 23:15:58.30 Dec +31:27:46.4
Constellation	Pegasus
Apparent Visual Magnitude	12.7
Distance from Earth	300 Light Years
WASP-10 Spectral Type	K2
WASP-10 Photospheric Temperature	5100 K
WASP-10b Radius	1.29 Jupiter Radii
WASP-10b Mass	3.06 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0370 AU
Orbital Period	3.09 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1100 K
Mid-point of Transit	2454357.858 HJD

WASP-11

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Apparent Visual Magnitude	11.9
Distance from Earth	290 Light Years
WASP-11 Spectral Type	K3
WASP-11 Photospheric Temperature	5200 K
WASP-11b Radius	0.97 Jupiter Radii
WASP-11b Mass	0.59 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0433 AU
Orbital Period	3.72 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1100 K

WASP-12

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Apparent Visual Magnitude	11.7
Distance from Earth	870 Light Years
WASP-12 Spectral Type	G0
WASP-12 Photospheric Temperature	6100 K
WASP-12b Radius	1.76 Jupiter Radii
WASP-12b Mass	1.18 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0208 AU
Orbital Period	1.09 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	2500 K

WASP-13

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Apparent Visual Magnitude	10.7
Distance from Earth	510 Light Years
WASP-13 Spectral Type	F9
WASP-13 Photospheric Temperature	6100 K
WASP-13b Radius	1.17 Jupiter Radii
WASP-13b Mass	0.51 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0533 AU
Orbital Period	4.35 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1400 K

WASP-14

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Apparent Visual Magnitude	9.9
Distance from Earth	570 Light Years
WASP-14 Spectral Type	F5
WASP-14 Photospheric Temperature	6200 K
WASP-14b Radius	0.94 Jupiter Radii
WASP-14b Mass	7.43 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0363 AU
Orbital Period	2.24 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1737 K

WASP-15

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Apparent Visual Magnitude	10.9
Distance from Earth	1000 Light Years
WASP-15 Spectral Type	F5
WASP-15 Photospheric Temperature	6100 K
WASP-15b Radius	1.12 Jupiter Radii
WASP-15b Mass	0.58 Jupiter Masses
Orbital Distance	0.0510 AU
Orbital Period	3.75 Earth Days
Atmospheric Temperature	1500 K