WASP-17 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

WASP-17 b is a hot jupiter orbiting WASP-17, completing an orbit every 4 days, about 1324 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2009 using the transit method.

Host star

WASP-17

Spectral type

F4

Temperature

6,550 K

Mass

2.28 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Transit Method

Discovery year

2009

Knowledge connections

OrbitsWASP-17
Discovered by methodTransit Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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