Temperature
5970 K
5604 to 5990
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Stellar HostProfile
WASP-74
F9 • 149.2 pc
Records
8
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
9
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 244089109
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. 2015 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.48 Msun
0.98 to 1.48
Radius
1.64 Rsun
1.42 to 1.68
Age
2 Gyr
2 to 4.20
Distance
149.2 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: 1.64 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
WASP-74
1.64 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
WASP-74 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2015
Period
2.14 days
Radius
15.24 R⊕
Mass
228.8 M⊕
Eq. Temp
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WASP-74 and Its Jupiter-Like Planet
WASP-74 is a star 487 light-years away with a spectral type of F9. It is 2 billion years old, has a mass of 1.48 solar masses and a radius of 1.64 solar radii, and a temperature of 5970 K. Its mass and radius are larger than the Sun's, and it is hotter than the Sun. One planet is known to orbit it.
WASP-74 b is a Jupiter-like planet discovered by transit in 2015. It completes an orbit in 2.14 days, has a mass of 229 Earth masses and a radius of 15.2 Earth radii. Both values are larger than Earth's, and its mean density is 0.356 g/cm³, 0.0646 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
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5990 | 0.98 | 1.42 | — | — | — | 149.2 | Stassun et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 5604 | — | 1.68 | — | 0.40 | — | 149.2 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5806 | 1.04 | 1.60 | — | 0.42 | — | 149.2 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5990 | 1.48 | 1.64 | 3.70 | — | — | 149.2 | Bonomo et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 5883 | 1.24 | 1.44 | 3.49 | — | F9 | 149.2 | Luque et al. 2020 | TICv8 |
| 5806 | — | 1.60 | — | — | — | 149.2 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| 5984 | 1.19 | 1.54 | 4.20 | — | — | 149.2 | Mancini et al. 2019 | TICv8 |
| 5970 | 1.48 | 1.64 | 2 | — | F9 | 149.2 | Hellier et al. 2015 | TICv8 |