Temperature
6458 K
6271 to 6458
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WASP-87
Unclassified star • 298.4 pc
Records
5
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
6
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 15445551
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: TICv8 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.31 Msun
1.20 to 1.31
Radius
1.57 Rsun
1.54 to 1.63
Luminosity
0.59 log(Lsun)
0.54 to 0.59
Distance
298.4 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.57 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
WASP-87
1.57 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
WASP-87 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
1.68 days
Radius
15.52 R⊕
Mass
692.9 M⊕
Eq. Temp
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WASP-87 b: A Jupiter-Like World
WASP-87 is a star 973 light-years away with one known planet. The host star has a mass of 1.31 solar masses, a radius of 1.57 solar radii, and a temperature of 6460 K, making it larger and hotter than the Sun. It is part of a two-star system.
The planet WASP-87 b is a Jupiter-like world discovered by transit in 2016, when it was detected passing in front of its star and causing a small dip in brightness. It has a mass of 693 Earth masses, roughly 2.18 times Jupiter's mass, and a radius of 15.5 Earth radii, both larger than Earth's corresponding values. Its mean density is 1.02 g/cm³, 0.185 times Earth's. WASP-87 b completes an orbit every 1.68 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
5
Stellar refs
5
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6450 | — | — | — | — | — | 298.4 | Kokori et al. 2023 | TICv8 |
| 6271 | — | 1.57 | — | — | — | 298.4 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| 6450 | 1.20 | 1.63 | — | — | — | 298.4 | Addison et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 6458 | 1.31 | 1.57 | — | 0.59 | — | 298.4 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6328.7 | — | 1.54 | — | 0.54 | — | 298.4 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |