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WASP-131

G0 • 200.1 pc

Records

5

literature rows

Planets

1

system count

References

6

distinct source labels

TIC: TIC 271168962

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: Hellier et al. 2017 • System source: TICv8

Temperature

6030 K

5678.5 to 6030

5 values • 4 distinct

Mass

1.06 Msun

1.01 to 1.06

3 values • 2 distinct

Radius

1.53 Rsun

1.53 to 1.96

5 values • 4 distinct

Age

4.50 Gyr

4.50 to 7

2 values • 2 distinct

Distance

200.1 pc

single adopted value

5 values • 1 distinct

Spectral Type

G0

Consistent across records

G0 (1)

Planets

1

Stable across source rows

1

Scale Comparison

Radius against the Sun

Current adopted radius: 1.53 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)

Sun

1.0 R☉ baseline

WASP-131

1.53 R☉

System Layout

Known planets

1 planets linked to this host

WASP-131 b

Transit

◌

Discovery

2016

Period

5.32 days

Radius

13.74 R⊕

Mass

86.77 M⊕

Eq. Temp

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WASP-131 and Its Jupiter-Like Planet

WASP-131 is a star 653 light-years away with a spectral type of G0. It is 4.5 billion years old, has 1.06 solar masses, a radius of 1.53 solar radii, and a temperature of 6030 K. Its radius is larger than the Sun's, and its temperature is hotter than the Sun's. One planet orbits this host.

That planet is WASP-131 b, a Jupiter-like world discovered by transit in 2016. It has a mass of 86.8 Earth masses, a radius of 13.7 Earth radii, and an orbital period of 5.32 days. Its radius is larger than Earth's, and its mass is larger than Earth's. Its mean density is 0.184 g/cm³, 0.0334 times Earth's.

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

5

Stellar refs

5

System refs

1

Distancestable

5 values • 1 distinct

Parallaxstable

5 values • 1 distinct

Temperaturedisputed

5 values • 4 distinct

Massdisputed

3 values • 2 distinct

Radiusdisputed

5 values • 4 distinct

Agedisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Luminositydisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

4 values • 4 distinct

Metallicitydisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Spectral Typestable

1 values • 1 distinct

ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
5678.51.011.96—0.56—200.1TICv8TICv8
60301.061.534.50—G0200.1Hellier et al. 2017TICv8
59901.061.567——200.1Doyle et al. 2023TICv8
6030—1.96———200.1ExoFOPTICv8
5865.5—1.78—0.53—200.1Gaia DR2TICv8