WASP-6b [SEP] constellation
WASP-6b
WASP-6b is an extrasolar planet approximately 600 light years away in the constellation Aquarius. It was discovered in 2008, by the WASP survey, by astronomical transit across its parent star WASP-6. This planet orbits only 4% that of Earth-Sun distance. The planet has mass half that of Jupiter, but its insolation has forced a thermal expansion of its radius over that of Jupiter.
See also.
- SuperWASP or "WASP" planetary search program
External links.
- WASP planets
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WASP-39b is also notable for having an extremely low density, near that of WASP-17b, the least dense known exoplanet. While WASP-17b has a density of g/cm, WASP-39b has a slightly higher density of g/cm.
See also.
- WASP-6b
- WASP-17b
- WASP-19b
- WASP-31b
- WASP-121b