Discovery date October 31, 2007 Discovery status Published | Discovery site SAAO | |
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Discoverer(s) Anderson et al. (SuperWASP) | ||
WASP-5b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star WASP-5 located over 967 light-years away in the constellation Phoenix. The planet's mass and radius indicate that it is a gas giant with a similar bulk composition to Jupiter. The small orbital distance of WASP-5 b around its star mean it belongs to a class of planets known as hot Jupiters. The proximity of WASP-5b to its host causes it to have an atmospheric temperature of approximately 1717 K.
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