WASP-7 b
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Exoplanet WASP-7 b |
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| Artist's impression of WASP-7 b | |
| Constellation | microscope |
| Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20h 44m 10.2190s |
| declination | −39 ° 13 ′ 30.894 ″ |
| Orbit data | |
| Central star | WASP-7 |
| Major semi-axis | 0.0617 ± 0.0011 AU |
| Period of circulation | 4.95464 ± 0.0000035 |
| Further data | |
| radius | 1.33 ± 0.093 |
| Dimensions | 0.96 ± 0.13 |
| distance | 160 pc |
| method | Transit method |
| Orbit inclination | 87.03 ± 0.93 deg |
| history | |
| Date of discovery | 2008 |
| Catalog names | |
| HD 197286 b | |
WASP-7 b is an exoplanet that orbits the main sequence star WASP-7 every 4.95 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 in 2008 using the transit method as part of the SuperWASP project.
See also
Web links
Commons : WASP-7b - collection of images, videos and audio files
