WASP-85 Ab

WASP-85 Ab is an exoplanet that orbits WASP-85 A, a star that is part of a binary system. WASP-85 Ab's mass and radius indicate that it has a bulk composition like that of Jupiter. Unlike Jupiter, and similar to other gas giants, it orbits very close to its star, and is classified as a hot Jupiter.[1]

WASP-85 Ab
Discovery
Discovered bySuperWASP
Discovery date2014
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.038 AU (5,700,000 km)
Eccentricity0.103
2.656 d
Inclination349.0
StarWASP-85 A
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.2 RJ

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    References

    1. Brown, D. J. A.; et al. (24 Dec 2014). "Discovery of WASP-85Ab: a hot Jupiter in a visual binary system". arXiv:1412.7761.
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