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WASP-120

F5 • 381.2 pc

Records

5

literature rows

Planets

1

system count

References

6

distinct source labels

TIC: TIC 152476657

Approximate color

from effective temperature

Canonical Summary

Adopted host values from one source row

Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.

Stellar source: Turner et al. 2016 • System source: TICv8

Temperature

6450 K

6450 to 6582.2

4 values • 3 distinct

Mass

1.39 Msun

1.36 to 1.39

2 values • 2 distinct

Radius

1.87 Rsun

1.67 to 1.87

4 values • 3 distinct

Age

2.60 Gyr

0.70 to 2.60

2 values • 2 distinct

Distance

381.2 pc

single adopted value

5 values • 1 distinct

Spectral Type

F5

Consistent across records

F5 (2)

Planets

1

Stable across source rows

1

Scale Comparison

Radius against the Sun

Current adopted radius: 1.87 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)

Sun

1.0 R☉ baseline

WASP-120

1.87 R☉

System Layout

Known planets

1 planets linked to this host

WASP-120 b

Transit

◌

Discovery

2016

Period

—

Radius

15.58 R⊕

Mass

—

Eq. Temp

1749 K

WASP-120 and Its Jupiter-Like Planet

WASP-120 is an F-type star 1240 light-years away. Its spectral type is F5, placing it among the hotter, more massive stellar classes. The star is 2.6 billion years old, has a mass of 1.39 solar masses, a radius of 1.87 solar radii, and a temperature of 6450 K. Its mass, radius, and temperature all exceed the Sun's corresponding values.

One planet is known to orbit this host: WASP-120 b, a Jupiter-like planet discovered by the transit method in 2016. A transit occurs when a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint, causing a small dip in observed brightness. WASP-120 b has a radius of 15.6 Earth radii, larger than Earth's. No orbital period is reported for WASP-120 b.

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

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Evidence Summary

Rows

5

Stellar refs

5

System refs

1

Distancestable

5 values • 1 distinct

Parallaxstable

5 values • 1 distinct

Temperaturedisputed

4 values • 3 distinct

Massdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Radiusdisputed

4 values • 3 distinct

Agedisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Luminositydisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Metallicitystable

1 values • 1 distinct

Spectral Typestable

2 values • 1 distinct

ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
65721.361.68—0.68—381.2TICv8TICv8
———0.70—F5381.2Alexoudi 2022TICv8
6450—1.68———381.2ExoFOPTICv8
6582.2—1.67—0.68—381.2Gaia DR2TICv8
64501.391.872.60—F5381.2Turner et al. 2016TICv8