WASP-3b

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WASP-3b
Exoplanet Comparison WASP-3 b.png
Size comparison of WASP-3b with Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by Pollacco et al. (SuperWASP)
Discovery site ORM
Discovery dateOctober 31, 2007
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.0317+0.0006
0.001
AU
Eccentricity 0
1.8468372 ± 6e-07 d
Inclination 85.06+0.15
0.16
Star WASP-3
Physical characteristics
1.454 ± 0.084 RJ
Mass 2.06 ± 0.13 MJ
Mean density
1.04  g/cm3 [ citation needed ]
23.44  m/s2; 2.390  g0 [1]
Temperature 1,983  K (1,710 °C)

    WASP-3b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star WASP-3 located approximately 800 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered via the transit method by SuperWASP, and follow up radial velocity observations confirmed that WASP-3b is a planet. The planet's mass and radius indicate that it is a gas giant with a similar bulk composition to Jupiter. WASP-3b has such an orbital distance around its star to classify it in the class of planets known as hot Jupiters and has an atmospheric temperature of approximately 1983  K. [1]

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    WASP-3b undergoes no detectable gravitational tugging from other bodies in this system. [2]

    The study in 2012, utilizing a Rossiter–McLaughlin effect, have determined the planetary orbit is probably aligned with the equatorial plane of the star, misalignment equal to 3.3+2.5
    4.4
    °. [3]

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    References

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    2. M Montalto; et al. (Nov 2, 2012). "A new analysis of the WASP-3 system: no evidence for an additional companion". MNRAS. 427 (4): 2757. arXiv: 1211.0218 . Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427.2757M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21926.x. S2CID   59381004.
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