Planet WASP-42 b

Detailed information about planet WASP-42 b and its parameters.

Planet parameters Publications Observability Predictor

Planet

Name

WASP-42 b

Planet Status

Confirmed

Discovered in

2011

Update

2016-08-19

Mass

0.5 (\begin{matrix} + 0.035 \\ - 0.035 \end{matrix})

M_J 1 publication

WASP-42 b and WASP-49 b: two new transiting Saturns

Mass*sin(i)

—

Semi-Major Axis

0.0458 (\pm 0.0017)

AU 1 publication

WASP-42 b and WASP-49 b: two new transiting Saturns

Orbital Period

4.9816872 (\pm 7.3e-06)

day 1 publication

WASP-42 b and WASP-49 b: two new transiting Saturns

Eccentricity

0.06 (\pm 0.013)

1 publication

WASP-42 b and WASP-49 b: two new transiting Saturns

ω

167.0 (\pm 26.0)

deg 1 publication

WASP-42 b and WASP-49 b: two new transiting Saturns

T_peri

—

Radius

1.08 (\begin{matrix} + 0.057 \\ - 0.057 \end{matrix})

R_J 1 publication

WASP-42 b and WASP-49 b: two new transiting Saturns

Inclination

88.25 (\pm 0.27)

deg 1 publication

WASP-42 b and WASP-49 b: two new transiting Saturns

Detection Method

Primary Transit

Mass Meas. Method

—

Radius Meas. Method

—

Primary transit

2455650.5672 (\pm 0.00023)

JD 1 publication

WASP-42 b and WASP-49 b: two new transiting Saturns

Secondary transit

—

λ

—

Impact Parameter b

—

Time V_r=0

—

Velocity Semiamplitude K

—

Calculated temperature

—

Measured temperature

—

Hottest point longitude

—

Geometric albedo

—

Surface gravity log(g/g_H)

—

Alternate Names

—

Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Molecule	Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

15 May 2012: Lendl al. (2012) give also an orbital solution with e = 0 (fixed) with slightly different parameters.

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Star

Name

WASP-42

Distance

—

Spectral type

—

Apparent magnitude V

—

Mass

—

Age

—

Effective temperature

—

Radius

—

Metallicity [Fe/H]

—

Detected Disc

—

Magnetic Field

—

RA₂₀₀₀

12:51:55.6

Dec₂₀₀₀

-42:04:25.0

Alternate Names

—

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Planet WASP-42 b

Planet

Basic informations 28 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

Star

Basic informations 13 parameters

Planetary system 1 planet

Remarks No remark

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

Planet WASP-42 b

Planet

Basic informations 28 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

Star

Basic informations 13 parameters

Planetary system 1 planet

Remarks No remark

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

Related publications

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WASP-42 b and WASP-49 b: two new transiting Saturns

A Uniformly Derived Catalogue of Exoplanets from Radial Velocities

Status of the WASP-South Search for Transiting Planets

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