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WASP-56 b

Host star WASP-56 • 12.24 R⊕ • 4.62 d orbit

Records

7

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

12.24 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

181.5 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-56

1248.5 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

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Host Star

WASP-56

Discovery

Transit

Year

2012

Period

4.62 day

Radius

12.47 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

1281 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 12.24 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-56 b

12.24 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 • 3 distinct

Massdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.62 day12.47 Rearth1281 KExoFOP
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.62 day12.24 Rearth190.4 MearthBonomo et al. 2017
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.62 dayKokori et al. 2022
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.62 dayIvshina & Winn 2022
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.62 day12.24 Rearth181.5 Mearth1216 KFaedi et al. 2013
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.62 day10.54 Rearth143.0 MearthStassun et al. 2017
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.62 dayKokori et al. 2023