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WASP-59 b

Host star WASP-59 • 8.69 R⊕ • 7.92 d orbit

Records

4

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

8.69 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

274.3 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-59

651.7 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-59

Discovery

Transit

Year

2012

Period

7.92 day

Radius

11.53 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

633.4 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 8.69 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-59 b

8.69 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

4

Refs

4

Methods

1

Discoverystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

4 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

4 values • 2 distinct

Massdisputed

3 values • 2 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L7.92 day11.53 Rearth633.4 KExoFOP
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L7.92 day8.69 Rearth274.3 MearthKnudstrup et al. 2024
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L7.92 day8.69 Rearth274.3 Mearth670 KHebrard et al. 2013
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L7.92 day8.69 Rearth272.4 MearthBonomo et al. 2017