Planet WASP-49 Ab

Detailed information about planet WASP-49 Ab and its parameters.

Planet

Name
WASP-49 Ab
Planet Status
Confirmed
Discovered in
2011
Update
2024-07-31
Mass
Mass*sin(i)
Semi-Major Axis
Orbital Period
Eccentricity
ω
Tperi
Radius
Inclination
Detection Method
Primary Transit
Mass Meas. Method
Radius Meas. Method
Primary Transit
Primary transit
Secondary transit
λ
Impact Parameter b
Time Vr=0
Velocity Semiamplitude K
57.5 ( ± 2.1 ) m/s
Calculated temperature
Measured temperature
Hottest point longitude
Geometric albedo
Surface gravity log(g/gH)
Alternate Names
TOI-479 b, TOI-479 Ab, TOI-479.01
Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference
Molecule Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference
K
Measurements Detected 2020 - GEBEK A. & OZA A.
Na
Measurements Detected 2020 - GEBEK A. & OZA A.
Measurements Detected 2017 - WYTTENBACH A.

Oza et al. (2019): An interesting hypothesis about the sodium envelope around WASP-49 Ab is that it could be due to an Io-like exomoon.
See also Planets in Binaries webpage.

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Star

A K dwarf companion star lies 443 AUs away.

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