WASP-39 b

_WASP-39 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 0.28 Jupiters, it takes 4.1 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.0486 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2011. In July 2022 it became the first exoplanet to be studied by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Planet Radius:
1.332 x Jupiter
Planet Type:
  • Gas Giant
Discovery Method:
  • Transit
Planet Mass:
0.28 Jupiters
Discovery Date:
2011
Orbital Radius:
0.0486 AU
Orbital Period:
4.1 days
Eccentricity:
0.0
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