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WASP-72 b

Host star WASP-72 • 14.24 R⊕ • 2.22 d orbit

Records

8

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

14.24 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

491.4 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-72

2238.1 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-72

Discovery

Transit

Year

2012

Period

2.22 day

Radius

14.24 Rearth

Mass

491.4 Mearth

Eq. Temp

2210 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 14.24 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-72 b

14.24 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

8

Refs

8

Methods

1

Discoverystable

8 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

8 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

8 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

5 values • 3 distinct

Massdisputed

4 values • 3 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L2.22 day14.24 Rearth491.4 Mearth2210 KGillon et al. 2013
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L2.22 day14.46 Rearth731.0 MearthStassun et al. 2017
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L2.22 day18.52 Rearth2266.2 KExoFOP
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L2.22 dayKokori et al. 2023
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L2.22 day14.24 Rearth459.6 MearthBonomo et al. 2017
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L2.22 dayIvshina & Winn 2022
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L2.22 day14.24 Rearth491.4 MearthAddison et al. 2018
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L2.22 dayPatel & Espinoza 2022