Temperature
6050 K
6050 to 6238
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WASP-197
Unclassified star • 483.7 pc
Records
3
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
4
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 85266608
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: Schanche et al. 2025 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.36 Msun
1.21 to 1.36
Radius
2.11 Rsun
2.08 to 2.11
Age
2.60 Gyr
single adopted value
Distance
483.7 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 2.11 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
WASP-197
2.11 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
WASP-197 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2025
Period
5.17 days
Radius
14.45 R⊕
Mass
403.3 M⊕
Eq. Temp
1665 K
WASP-197 and Its Jupiter-Like Planet
WASP-197 is a star 1580 light-years away with one known planet. The star is 2.6 billion years old, has 1.36 solar masses and 2.11 solar radii, and a temperature of 6050 K. Its mass, radius, and temperature are all larger or hotter than the Sun's.
The planet WASP-197 b is Jupiter-like, discovered by transit in 2025. It has 403 Earth masses and 14.4 Earth radii, and its orbital period is 5.17 days. Its mass is larger than Earth's and roughly 1.27 times Jupiter's mass, while its radius is larger than Earth's. Its mean density is 0.737 g/cm³, 0.134 times Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
3
Stellar refs
3
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agestable
Luminositystable
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitystable