CIELO PROFUNDO. An observing journal by Juanjo González

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Exoplanet WASP-56 b

Published: 2014-03-13 (not a capture date). Original article on Cielo Profundo.

Observation details: c2a5b7dfe3ee51f3-wasp-56b.gif

Capture date
Capture date unknown
Distance to the Earth
≈ 1,070 light-years (Catalogue distance)

Light-curve graph for Exoplanet WASP-56 b

An exoplanet observed a few nights ago. It is smaller than Jupiter, with 0.6 Jupiter masses, and completes an orbit in about 4.6 Earth days. Its primary star is of the same type as our Sun and lies in the constellation Triangulum.

The planet is thought to have a massive core of heavy metals.

Full observing report

Supporting image for Exoplanet WASP-56 b

Supporting image for Exoplanet WASP-56 b

English archive record (JSON)