Planet WASP-50 b

Name WASP-50 b
Discovered in 2011
M × sin i 1.437 ± 0.068 MJ
Semi-major axis 0.02913 ± 0.00064 AU
Orbital period 1.9551 ± 5.1e-06 days
Eccentricity 0.009 +0.006-0.006
ω 44 +80-80
Tperi
Radius 1.138 ± 0.026 RJ
Inclination 84.74 ± 0.24°
Update Sept. 2, 2011
Detection method detected by transit
Molecules detected

Star

Name WASP-50
Distance 230 ± 40 pc
Spectral type G9
Apparent magnitude V 11.6
Mass 0.861 ± 0.057 MSun
Age 8.1 +7-4.5 Gyr
Effective temperature 5400 ± 100 K
Radius 0.855 ± 0.019 RSun
Metallicity [Fe/H] -0.12 ± 0.08
RA2000 02:54:45.0
Dec2000 -10:53:53
Planetary system 1 planet

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An extremely high photometric precision in ground-based observations of two transits in the WASP-50 planetary system
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Tidal evolution of exo-planetary systems: WASP-50, GJ 1214 and CoRoT-7
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WASP-50 b: a hot Jupiter transiting a moderately active solar-type star
Sept. 1, 2011 GILLON M., DOYLE A., LENDL M., MAXTED P., TRIAUD A. & 20 additional authors
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