WASP-85 Ab
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | SuperWASP |
| Discovery date | 2014 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.038 AU (5,700,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| 2.656d | |
| Inclination | 349.0 |
| Star | WASP-85 A |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.2RJ | |
WASP-85 Abis anexoplanetthat orbits WASP-85 A, a star that is part of abinary system.WASP-85 Ab's mass and radius indicate that it has a bulk composition like that ofJupiter.Unlike Jupiter, and similar to othergas giants,it orbits very close to its star, and is classified as ahot Jupiter.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Brown, D. J. A.; et al. (24 Dec 2014). "Discovery of WASP-85Ab: a hot Jupiter in a visual binary system".arXiv:1412.7761[astro-ph.EP].
External links
[edit]- "Planet WASP-85 b".Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.Archived fromthe originalon 16 March 2015.Retrieved17 July2015.
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