WASP-96 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

WASP-96 b is a hot jupiter orbiting WASP-96, completing an orbit every 3 days, about 1150 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2014 using the transit method.

Host star

WASP-96

Spectral type

G8

Temperature

5,540 K

Mass

1.06 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Transit Method

Discovery year

2014

Knowledge connections

OrbitsWASP-96
Discovered by methodTransit Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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