Planet WASP-96 b
| Name | WASP-96 b | ||
| Planet Status | Confirmed | ||
| Discovered in | 2013 | ||
| Mass | 0.48 ( -0.03 +0.03 ) MJ |  |
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| Mass*sin(i) | — | ||
| Semi-Major Axis | 0.0453 (± 0.0013) AU | |
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| Orbital Period | 3.4252602 (± 2.7e-06) day | |
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| Eccentricity | 0.0 | |
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| ω | — | ||
| Tperi | — | ||
| Radius | 1.2 ( -0.06 +0.06 ) RJ | |
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| Inclination | 85.6 (± 0.2) deg | |
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| Update | 2022-07-07 | ||
| Detection Method | Primary Transit | ||
| Mass Detection Method | — | ||
| Radius Detection Method | — | ||
| Primary transit | 2456258.0621 (± 0.0002) JD | |
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| Secondary transit | — | ||
| λ | — | ||
| Impact Parameter b | — | ||
| Time Vr=0 | — | ||
| Velocity Semiamplitude K | — | ||
| Calculated temperature | 1285.0 K | |
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| Measured temperature | — | ||
| Hottest point longitude | — | ||
| Geometric albedo | — | ||
| Surface gravity log(g/gH) | — | ||
| Alternate Names | — |
Star
WASP-96| Name | WASP-96 | ||
| Distance | — | ||
| Spectral type | G8 | ||
| Apparent magnitude V | 12.2 | ||
| Mass | 1.06 (± 0.09) MSun | |
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| Age | 8.0 ( -26.0 +8.0 ) Gyr | |
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| Effective temperature | 5540.0 (± 140.0) K | |
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| Radius | 1.05 (± 0.05) RSun | |
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| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.14 (± 0.19) | |
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| Detected Disc | — | ||
| Magnetic Field | — | ||
| RA2000 | 00:04:11.0 | ||
| Dec2000 | -47:21:38 | ||
| Alternate Names | |||
| Planetary system | 1 planet |
Atmospheric parameters
Temperatures
| Data Source | Type | Result Value | Result Figure | Notes | Reference |
Molecules
| Molecule | Data Source | Type | Result Value | Result Figure | Notes | Reference |
| H2O | Measurements | Detected | 2021 - YIP K. | |||
| Na | Measurements | Detected | 2022 - NIKOLOV N. | |||
Observability Predictor 
Related publications
Awesome SOSS: Atmospheric characterisation of WASP-96 b using the JWST early release observations
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TAYLOR J., RADICA M., WELBANKS L., MacDONALD R., BLECIC J. et al.
MNRAS, in press
paper arxiv
Clouds form on the hot Saturn JWST ERO target WASP-96b
2023
SAMRA D., HELLING Ch., CHUBB K., MIN M., CARONE L. & SCHNEIDER A.
Astron. & Astrophys., 669, A142
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The Similar Seven: A set of very-alike exoplanets to test correlations between system parameters and atmospheric properties
2023
McGRUDER Ch., LOPEZ-MORALES M., BRAHM R. & JORDAN A.
ApJ. Letters, 944, L56
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The JWST Early Release Observations
2022
PONTOPPIDAN K., BARRIENTES J., BLOME C., BRAUN H., BROWN M. et al.
ApJ. Letters, 936, L14
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Solar-to-supersolar sodium and oxygen absolute abundances for a "hot Saturn" orbiting a metal-rich star
2022
NIKOLOV N., SING D., SPAKE J., SMALLEY B., GOYAL J. et al.
MNRAS, accepted
arxiv
On The Compatibility of Ground-based and Space-based Data: WASP-96 b, An Example
2021
YIP K., CHANGEAT Q., EDWARDS B., MORVAN M., CHUBB K. et al.
Astron. J., 161, 4
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Hot Jupiters are Destroyed by Tides While Their Host Stars are on the Main Sequence
2019
HAMER J. & SCHLAUFMAN K.
Astron. J., 158, 190
paper arxiv
An absolute sodium abundance for a cloud-free ‘hot Saturn’ exoplanet
2018
NIKOLOV N., SING D., FORTNEY J., GOYAL J., DRUMMOND B. et al.
Nature, 557, 526
paper
Transiting hot Jupiters from WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-95b to WASP-101b
2013
HELLIER C., ANDERSON D., COLLIER-CAMERON A., DELREZ L., GILLON M. & 13 additional authors
MNRAS, 440, Issue 3, 1982-1992
paper
arxiv
