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WASP-55 b

Host star WASP-55 • 14.73 R⊕ • 4.47 d orbit

Records

13

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

14.73 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

186.2 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-55

1300 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-55

Discovery

Transit

Year

2012

Period

4.47 day

Radius

14.96 Rearth

Mass

199.3 Mearth

Eq. Temp

1300 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 14.73 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-55 b

14.73 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

13

Refs

13

Methods

1

Discoverystable

13 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

13 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

13 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

8 values • 6 distinct

Massdisputed

5 values • 5 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 day14.96 Rearth199.3 Mearth1300 KSouthworth et al. 2016
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 dayPope et al. 2016
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 dayBarros et al. 2016
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 day14.91 Rearth193.9 MearthStassun et al. 2017
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 day14.59 Rearth1188.5 KExoFOP
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 dayIvshina & Winn 2022
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 day14.73 Rearth186.2 Mearth1342 KMcGruder et al. 2023
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 day14.57 Rearth181.2 MearthHellier et al. 2012
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 day14.80 RearthPetigura et al. 2018
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 dayKokori et al. 2022
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 day14.73 RearthKruse et al. 2019
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 dayKokori et al. 2023
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.47 day14.57 Rearth181.5 MearthBonomo et al. 2017