WASP-4 b

WASP-4 b is an exoplanet that orbits the star WASP-4 every 1.34 days . Due to its high mass , it is assumed that it is a gas planet .

discovery

The planet was discovered by A. Collier Cameron et al. Discovered using the transit method in 2007 .

Circulation and mass

The planet orbits its star at a distance of approx. 0.023 astronomical units and has a minimum mass of approx. 1.3 Jupiter masses.

See also

• Hot Jupiter
• SuperWASP

Web links

• The exoplanet in the "Encyclopedia of Extrasolar Planets"
• Nasa Exoplanet Archives