WASP-39b

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WASP-39b / Bocaprins
Wasp-39b and its parent star (artist's impression).jpg
Exoplanet WASP-39b artist's concept [1]
Discovery
Discovery site WASP [2]
Discovery date2011 [2]
Primary transit [2]
Orbital characteristics
0.0486±0.0005 AU, (7.27±0.1)×106 km
Eccentricity 0 [2]
4.05526 [2] d
Inclination 87.83±0.25 [2]
StarWASP-39 [2]
Physical characteristics
1.27±0.04 [2] RJ
(91000±3000 km)
Mass 0.28±0.03 [2] MJ
Mean density
0.180 ± 0.040 g/cm3[ citation needed ]

    WASP-39b, officially named Bocaprins, is a "hot Jupiter" extrasolar planet discovered in February 2011 [3] by the WASP project, notable for containing a substantial amount of water in its atmosphere. [1] [4] [5] In addition WASP-39b was the first exoplanet found to contain carbon dioxide in its atmosphere, [6] [7] and likewise for sulfur dioxide.

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    WASP-39b is in the constellation Virgo, and is about 700 light-years from Earth. [1] As part of the NameExoWorlds campaigns at the 100th anniversary of the IAU, the planet was named Bocaprins, after the beach Boca Prins  [ de; es ] in the Arikok National Park of Aruba.

    Characteristics

    Comparison of "hot Jupiter" exoplanets, including WASP-39b (top row; 4th from left) (artist's concept). From top left to lower right: WASP-12b, WASP-6b, WASP-31b, WASP-39b, HD 189733b, HAT-P-12b, WASP-17b, WASP-19b, HAT-P-1b and HD 209458b. Clear to cloudy hot Jupiters.jpg
    Comparison of "hot Jupiter" exoplanets, including WASP-39b (top row; 4th from left) (artist's concept).
    From top left to lower right: WASP-12b, WASP-6b, WASP-31b, WASP-39b, HD 189733b, HAT-P-12b, WASP-17b, WASP-19b, HAT-P-1b and HD 209458b.

    WASP-39b has a mass of about 0.28 times that of Jupiter and a radius about 1.27 times that of Jupiter (91,000 km). [2] It is a hot gas giant planet with a high temperature of 900 °C. [6] The exoplanet orbits very close (7 million km) to WASP-39, its host star, every 4 days. [1]

    WASP-39b is also notable for having an extremely low density, near that of WASP-17b. While WASP-17b has a density of 0.13±0.06 g/cm3, WASP-39b has a slightly higher density of 0.18±0.04 g/cm3.

    Atmospheric composition

    WASP-39b's atmospheric transmission spectrum captured by Webb's Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) reveals first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in a planet outside the Solar System. Hot Gas Giant Exoplanet WASP-39 b (NIRSpec Transmission Spectrum).png
    WASP-39b's atmospheric transmission spectrum captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) reveals first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in a planet outside the Solar System.

    Hot water molecules were found in the atmosphere of WASP-39b in a 2018 study. [1] The atmospheric transmission spectra, taken by different instruments, were inconsistent as in 2021, possibly indicating a disequilibrium atmospheric chemistry. [8] High-fidelity spectra obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2022 did not confirm a disequilibrium chemistry.

    WASP-39b is one of the James Webb Space Telescope's early release science targets. Sulfur dioxide was observed in this planet's atmosphere for the first time, or indeed of any planet outside of the Solar System, indicating the existence of photochemical processes in the atmosphere. [9] WASP-39b is the first exoplanet in which carbon dioxide has been detected. [6] [10] [7]

    Planetary transmission spectra taken in 2022 has indicated the atmosphere of WASP-39b is partially cloudy, and planet C/O ratio appears to be subsolar. [11] The spectral signature of water, carbon dioxide, sodium [12] and sulfur dioxide were also detected. [13]

    WASP-39 (star)

    Malmok
    Observation data
    Epoch J2000.0        Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
    Constellation Virgo
    Right ascension 14h 29m 18.4151689656s
    Declination −03° 26′ 40.204480380″
    Apparent magnitude  (V)12.09
    Distance 702 ± 2  ly
    (215.4 ± 0.7  pc)
    Other designations
    2MASS J14291840-0326403,
    Gaia DR2 3643098875168270592,
    Gaia EDR3 3643098875168270592
    Database references
    SIMBAD data

    The parent star WASP-39 is of spectral class G and is slightly smaller than the Sun. It lies in the Virgo constellation, 698 light-years from Earth. [1] The star WASP-39 was formally named Malmok in 2019. [14] [15]

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