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WASP-99 b

Host star WASP-99 • 12.33 R⊕ • 5.75 d orbit

Records

8

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

12.33 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

883.5 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-99

1672.2 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

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Host Star

WASP-99

Discovery

Transit

Year

2014

Period

5.75 day

Radius

12.33 Rearth

Mass

883.5 Mearth

Eq. Temp

1480 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 12.33 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-99 b

12.33 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

4 values • 3 distinct

Massdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2014TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L5.75 day12.33 Rearth883.5 Mearth1480 KHellier et al. 2014
2014TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L5.75 day12.61 Rearth1864.3 KExoFOP
2014TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L5.75 dayKokori et al. 2023
2014TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L5.75 daySodickson & Grunblatt 2025
2014TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L5.75 day11.43 Rearth772.3 MearthStassun et al. 2017
2014TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L5.75 day12.33 Rearth889.9 MearthBonomo et al. 2017
2014TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L5.75 dayIvshina & Winn 2022
2014TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L5.75 dayPatel & Espinoza 2022