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WASP-5 b

Host star WASP-5 • 13.05 R⊕ • 1.63 d orbit

Records

15

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

13.05 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

502.1 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-5

1732 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-5

Discovery

Transit

Year

2008

Period

1.63 day

Radius

13.08 Rearth

Mass

498.3 Mearth

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 13.05 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-5 b

13.05 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

15

Refs

15

Methods

1

Discoverystable

15 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

15 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

15 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

9 values • 8 distinct

Massdisputed

8 values • 7 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

6 values • 4 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 day13.08 Rearth498.3 MearthFukui et al. 2011
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 day12.22 Rearth502.1 Mearth1753 KAnderson et al. 2008
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 dayKokori et al. 2022
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 dayPatel & Espinoza 2022
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 dayKokori et al. 2023
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 day13.17 Rearth506.9 Mearth1753 KSouthworth 2012
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 day13.13 Rearth520.3 Mearth1732 KSouthworth et al. 2009
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 day12.18 Rearth502.1 Mearth1706 KGillon et al. 2009
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 dayBaluev et al. 2015
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 day13.17 Rearth505.3 MearthBonomo et al. 2017
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 daySodickson & Grunblatt 2025
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 dayIvshina & Winn 2022
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 day13.05 Rearth497.4 Mearth1732 KSouthworth 2010
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 day12.78 Rearth494.2 MearthTriaud et al. 2010
2008TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1.63 day12.96 Rearth1602.8 KExoFOP