Planet WASP-116 b

Detailed information about planet WASP-116 b and its parameters.

Planet parameters Publications Observability Predictor

Planet

Name
WASP-116 b
Planet Status
Confirmed
Discovered in
2014
Publication
Status
Announced on a website
Update
2025-03-19
Mass
0.59 ( ± 0.05 ) MJ
Mass*sin(i)
—
Semi-Major Axis
0.073 ( ± 0.0011 ) AU
Orbital Period
6.61321 ( ± 2e-05 ) day
Eccentricity
0.0
Angular distance
—
ω
—
Tperi
—
Radius
1.43 ( ± 0.07 ) RJ
Inclination
89.38 ( +0.4 -0.54 ) deg
Detection Method
Primary Transit
Mass Meas. Method
Radial Velocity
Radius Meas. Method
Primary Transit
Primary transit
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Secondary transit
—
λ
—
Impact Parameter b
0.103 ( +0.089 -0.066 )
Time Vr=0
—
Velocity Semiamplitude K
57.7 ( ± 4.4 ) m/s
Calculated temperature
1400.0 ( ± 4.0 ) K
Measured temperature
—
Hottest point longitude
—
Geometric albedo
—
Surface gravity log(g/gH)
—
Alternate Names
TOI-4672.01
Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference
Molecule Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference

Discovered in 2014 as WASP-116 b, TESS claims independent detection as TOI-4672.01.

https://exofop.ipac.caltech.edu/tess/target.php?id=332911893

Star

Name
WASP-116
Distance
543.0 ( ± 18.0 ) pc
Spectral type
G0IV
Apparent magnitude V
12.4
Apparent magnitude I
—
Apparent magnitude J
—
Apparent magnitude H
—
Apparent magnitude K
—
Mass
1.25 ( ± 0.18 ) MSun
Age
—
Effective temperature
5950.0 ( ± 100.0 ) K
Radius
2.08 ( ± 0.15 ) RSun
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.28 ( ± 0.1 )
Detected Disc
—
Magnetic Field
—
RA2000
02:20:51.8
Dec2000
-01:49:33.7
Alternate Names
TOI-4672, TIC 332911893

Host star is not yet listed in SIMBAD. ExoFop TESS lists it as “TOI-4672”.

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