WASP-76 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

WASP-76 b is a hot jupiter orbiting WASP-76, completing an orbit every 1.8099 days, about 634 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method.

Host star

WASP-76

Spectral type

F7

Temperature

6,329 K

Mass

1.458 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Transit Method

Discovery year

2016

Knowledge connections

OrbitsWASP-76
Discovered by methodTransit Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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