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WASP-42 b

Host star WASP-42 • 12.01 R⊕ • 4.98 d orbit

Records

7

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

12.01 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

159.2 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-42

987 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-42

Discovery

Transit

Year

2012

Period

4.98 day

Radius

12.58 Rearth

Mass

167.5 Mearth

Eq. Temp

1021 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 12.01 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-42 b

12.01 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

7

Refs

7

Methods

1

Discoverystable

7 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

7 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

7 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

4 values • 4 distinct

Massdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.98 day12.58 Rearth167.5 Mearth1021 KSouthworth et al. 2016
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.98 dayIvshina & Winn 2022
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.98 dayKokori et al. 2023
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.98 day11.92 Rearth159.2 MearthBonomo et al. 2017
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.98 day12.11 Rearth158.9 MearthLendl et al. 2012
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.98 day10.78 Rearth953 KExoFOP
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.98 dayPatel & Espinoza 2022