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WASP-6 b

Host star WASP-6 • 13.21 R⊕ • 3.36 d orbit

Records

13

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

13.21 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

153.8 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-6

1150 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-6

Discovery

Transit

Year

2009

Period

3.36 day

Radius

12.74 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

1036.7 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 13.21 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-6 b

13.21 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

11 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

8 values • 7 distinct

Massdisputed

6 values • 6 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

5 values • 5 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.36 day12.74 Rearth1036.7 KExoFOP
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.36 day13.72 Rearth153.5 MearthBonomo et al. 2017
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.36 day13.67 Rearth158.9 Mearth1150 KSing et al. 2016
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L11.99 RearthPanek et al. 2023
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.36 dayKokori et al. 2022
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.36 day11.55 Rearth117.6 MearthStassun et al. 2017
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.36 dayKokori et al. 2023
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L1145 KBarstow et al. 2017
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.36 dayPatel & Espinoza 2022
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.36 day13.79 Rearth154.1 Mearth1184 KTregloan-Reed et al. 2015
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.36 day12.54 Rearth148.4 Mearth1167 KMcGruder et al. 2023
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.36 day13.72 Rearth160 MearthGillon et al. 2009
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.36 dayIvshina & Winn 2022