Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Cameron et al. (SuperWASP and SOPHIE) South Africa and France |
Discovery site | SAAO |
Discovery date | September 25, 2006 |
Transit | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.0382 (± 0.0013) AU | |
Eccentricity | 0 |
2.5199464 (± 8e-07) d | |
Inclination | 88.65 (± 0.55) |
Star | WASP-1 |
Physical characteristics | |
1.484 +0.06 −0.09 RJ | |
Mass | 0.86 ± 0.07 MJ |
Mean density | 0.476 g/cm3[citation needed] |
12.5 m/s2 (41 ft/s2) 1.27 g | |
Temperature | 1,800 K |
WASP-1b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star WASP-1 located 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.