Temperature
6230 K
6125.9 to 6391
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WASP-62
Unclassified star • 175.6 pc
Records
8
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
9
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 149603524
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: Brown et al. 2017 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.28 Msun
1.11 to 1.28
Radius
1.29 Rsun
0.80 to 1.30
Age
0.80 Gyr
0.80 to 2.60
Distance
175.6 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.29 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
WASP-62
1.29 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
WASP-62 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2012
Period
4.41 days
Radius
14.80 R⊕
Mass
165.3 M⊕
Eq. Temp
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WASP-62 b: A Jupiter-like Planet Around a Hotter, Larger Star
WASP-62 is a star 573 light-years away with one known planet. The host star is 0.8 billion years old, has a mass of 1.28 solar masses and a radius of 1.29 solar radii, and a temperature of 6230 K. Its mass and radius are larger than the Sun's, and it is hotter than the Sun.
The planet WASP-62 b is Jupiter-like, meaning its radius exceeds 4 times Earth's radius. It was discovered by transit in 2012, when the planet passed in front of its star from our viewpoint and caused a small dip in observed brightness. Its radius is 14.8 Earth radii and its mass is 165 Earth masses, both larger than Earth's. Its mean density is 0.281 g/cm³, 0.051 times Earth's. WASP-62 b completes one orbit in 4.41 days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6125.9 | — | 1.30 | — | 0.33 | — | 175.6 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6391 | 1.28 | 1.21 | — | 0.35 | — | 175.6 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6230 | 1.11 | 1.23 | — | — | — | 175.6 | Stassun et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 6280 | — | 1.21 | — | — | — | 175.6 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| 6280 | 1.25 | 1.28 | — | — | — | 175.6 | Hellier et al. 2012 | TICv8 |
| 6230 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 2.60 | — | — | 175.6 | Bonomo et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 6230 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 0.80 | — | — | 175.6 | Brown et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 6391 | 1.20 | 0.80 | — | — | — | 175.6 | Mortier et al. 2013 | TICv8 |