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WASP-121 b

Host star WASP-121 • 19.91 R⊕ • 1.27 d orbit

Records

11

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

19.91 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

371.9 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-121

2441 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

Fast scan of the current planet profile

This first pass still reads from the currently available detail payload. Canonical adopted summaries will replace first-row values in the next backend pass.

Host Star

WASP-121

Discovery

Transit

Year

2016

Period

1.27 day

Radius

20.18 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

2720 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 19.91 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-121 b

19.91 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

11

Refs

11

Methods

1

Discoverystable

11 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

11 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

10 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

6 values • 6 distinct

Massdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

4 values • 4 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.27 day20.18 Rearth2720 KMikal-Evans et al. 2019
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.27 day19.53 Rearth371.9 Mearth2409 KSing et al. 2024
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.27 day18.99 RearthEvans et al. 2017
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.27 dayPatel & Espinoza 2022
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.27 day22.03 Rearth2473 KExoFOP
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.27 dayKokori et al. 2022
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.27 day19.65 Rearth367.7 MearthBourrier et al. 2020
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8LEvans et al. 2016
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.27 dayIvshina & Winn 2022
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.27 day20.90 Rearth376.0 Mearth2358 KDelrez et al. 2016
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.27 dayKokori et al. 2023