WASP-7b is an
extrasolar planet discovered in 2008. This 5-day period planet is slightly smaller than
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the List of Solar System objects by size, largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass more than two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined, but ...
, roughly the same mass and more dense.
A study in 2012, utilizing the
Rossiter–McLaughlin effect, determined the planetary orbit is strongly misaligned with the equatorial plane of the star, with misalignment equal to 86°, making the planetary orbit nearly polar. The orbit is also slightly eccentric, which is surprising given the tidal circularization timescale of below 650 million years.
Physical properties
The measured temperature on the planetary dayside is 1393
K.
[ Sodium was detected in the planetary atmosphere in 2022.]
See also
* SuperWASP
WASP or Wide Angle Search for Planets is an international consortium of several academic organisations performing an ultra-wide angle search for exoplanets using transit photometry. The array of robotic telescopes aims to survey the entire sky, ...
References
External links
WASP Planets
Exoplanets discovered by WASP
Exoplanets discovered in 2008
Giant planets
Hot Jupiters
Transiting exoplanets
Microscopium
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