WASP-107b
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WASP-107b is a super-Neptune exoplanet that orbits the K-type star WASP-107. It lies 200 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Virgo. Its discovery was announced in 2017 by a team led by D. R. Anderson via the WASP-South.
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- Pl
- Distance
- 210 light-years
- Coordinates
- RA 188.3869° · Dec -10.1462°
via SIMBAD · CDS Strasbourg
Key facts
- Planet.name
- WASP-107b
- Planet.image
- File:Warm Gas-Giant Exoplanet WASP-107 b (Artist's Concept) (2024-113).png
- Planet.caption
- Artist's impression of exoplanet WASP-107b.
- Planet.discoverer
- D. R. Anderson et al.
- Planet.discovered
- 2017
- Planet.discovery_method
- WASP-South
- Planet.apsis
- astron
- Planet.eccentricity
- 0.09 ± 0.02
- Planet.period
- 5.721487 d
- Planet.star
- WASP-107
- Planet.mean_radius
- 0.96
- Planet.mass
- 0.096
- Planet.atmosphere_composition
- water vapor, helium, sulfur dioxide, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, silicate cloud
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Planetary orbit
- Physical characteristics
- Atmosphere
- See also
- References
- External links
WASP-107b is a super-Neptune exoplanet that orbits the K-type star WASP-107. It lies 200 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Virgo. Its discovery was announced in 2017 by a team led by D. R. Anderson via the WASP-South.
== Planetary orbit== WASP-107b could not have formed in its current orbit. It likely migrated inward from its birth orbit beyond 1 AU due to interaction with the heavier planet WASP-107c. It is in a retrograde orbit, strongly misaligned with the equatorial plane of the parent star. The misalignment angle is equal to 118°. WASP-107c follows a highly eccentric and inclined orbit with a period of 1088 days.
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