Temperature
6000 K
5920 to 6332.8
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WASP-48
Unclassified star • 454.1 pc
Records
8
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
9
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 284475976
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: Ciceri et al. 2015 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.06 Msun
0.88 to 1.19
Radius
1.52 Rsun
1.52 to 1.77
Age
6.60 Gyr
6.60 to 7.90
Distance
454.1 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.52 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
WASP-48
1.52 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
WASP-48 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2011
Period
2.14 days
Radius
16.81 R⊕
Mass
254.3 M⊕
Eq. Temp
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WASP-48 and Its Jupiter-Like Planet
WASP-48 is a star 1480 light-years away with one known planet. The host star is 6.6 billion years old, holds 1.06 solar masses, spans 1.52 solar radii, and has a temperature of 6000 K. Its reported radius is larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's.
The planet WASP-48 b was discovered by transit in 2011 and is Jupiter-like in size class. A transit occurs when a planet crosses in front of its star from our viewpoint, dimming the observed brightness. WASP-48 b has a mass of 254 Earth masses, a radius of 16.8 Earth radii, and an orbital period of 2.14 days. Its radius and mass are both larger than Earth's, and its mean density is 0.295 g/cm³, 0.0535 times Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
8
Stellar refs
8
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5920 | 1.19 | 1.75 | — | — | — | 454.1 | Enoch et al. 2011 | TICv8 |
| 5920 | 0.88 | 1.58 | — | — | — | 454.1 | Stassun et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 5920 | — | — | — | — | — | 454.1 | Turner et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 6148 | 1.17 | 1.77 | — | 0.61 | — | 454.1 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6332.8 | — | 1.62 | — | 0.58 | — | 454.1 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6000 | 1.06 | 1.52 | 6.60 | — | — | 454.1 | Ciceri et al. 2015 | TICv8 |
| 6148 | — | 1.77 | — | — | — | 454.1 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| 6000 | 1.19 | 1.75 | 7.90 | — | — | 454.1 | Bonomo et al. 2017 | TICv8 |