Temperature
6036 K
5922.3 to 6124
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Stellar HostProfile
WASP-73
F9 • 316.7 pc
Records
6
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
7
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 231670397HD: HD 202678
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: Delrez et al. 2014 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.34 Msun
1.16 to 2.52
Radius
2.07 Rsun
2.07 to 2.55
Luminosity
0.72 log(Lsun)
0.72 to 0.80
Distance
316.7 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
F9
Consistent across records
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 2.07 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
WASP-73
2.07 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
WASP-73 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2014
Period
4.09 days
Radius
15.92 R⊕
Mass
909.0 M⊕
Eq. Temp
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WASP-73 b: A Jupiter-Like Planet Around an F9 Star
WASP-73 is an F9 star located 1030 light-years away, with a mass of 1.34 solar masses, a radius of 2.07 solar radii, and a temperature of 6040 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's. One planet orbits this host.
WASP-73 b is a Jupiter-like planet discovered by transit in 2014. It has a mass of 909 Earth masses, roughly 2.86 times Jupiter's mass, and its reported mass estimate is larger than Earth's. Its radius is 15.9 Earth radii, also larger than Earth's. It completes an orbit every 4.09 days. Its mean density is 1.24 g/cm³, 0.225 times Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
6
Stellar refs
6
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agestable
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitystable
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6030 | 1.34 | 2.07 | 4.30 | — | — | 316.7 | Bonomo et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 6036 | 1.34 | 2.07 | — | 0.72 | F9 | 316.7 | Delrez et al. 2014 | TICv8 |
| 6036 | — | 2.22 | — | — | — | 316.7 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| 5922.3 | — | 2.31 | — | 0.77 | — | 316.7 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6124 | 1.16 | 2.22 | — | 0.80 | — | 316.7 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6030 | 2.52 | 2.55 | — | — | — | 316.7 | Stassun et al. 2017 | TICv8 |