Planet WASP-116 b

Detailed information about planet WASP-116 b and its parameters.

Planet parameters Publications Observability Predictor

Planet

Name

WASP-116 b

Planet Status

Confirmed

Discovered in

2014

Publication Status

Announced on a website

Update

2025-04-14

Mass

0.64 (\pm 0.14)

M_J 2 publications

A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey
Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b

Mass*sin(i)

—

Semi-Major Axis

0.065 (\pm 0.03)

AU 2 publications

A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey
Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b

Orbital Period

6.6132 (\pm 2e-06)

day 2 publications

A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey
Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b

Eccentricity

0.0 2 publications

A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey
Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b

Angular distance

—

ω

—

T_peri

—

Radius

1.22 (\pm 0.06)

R_J 2 publications

A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey
Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b

Inclination

89.57 (\begin{matrix} + 0.05 \\ - 0.28 \end{matrix})

deg 2 publications

A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey
Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b

Detection Method

Primary Transit

Mass Meas. Method

Radial Velocity

Radius Meas. Method

Primary Transit

Primary transit

—

Secondary transit

—

λ

—

Impact Parameter b

0.07 (\begin{matrix} + 0.06 \\ - 0.05 \end{matrix})

2 publications

A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey
Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b

Time V_r=0

—

Velocity Semiamplitude K

59.67 (\begin{matrix} + 3.09 \\ - 3.01 \end{matrix})

m/s 2 publications

A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey
Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b

Calculated temperature

1414.0 (\pm 70.0)

K 2 publications

A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey
Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b

Measured temperature

—

Hottest point longitude

—

Geometric albedo

—

Surface gravity log(g/g_H)

—

Alternate Names

TOI-4672 b, TOI-4672.01

Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Molecule	Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Discovered in 2014 as WASP-116 b, TESS claims independent detection as TOI-4672.01.

https://exofop.ipac.caltech.edu/tess/target.php?id=332911893

Star

Name

WASP-116

Distance

559.243 (\pm 15.677)

pc 2 publications

Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b
A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey

Spectral type

F7V

Apparent magnitude V

12.5

Apparent magnitude I

—

Apparent magnitude J

—

Apparent magnitude H

—

Apparent magnitude K

—

Mass

1.25 (\pm 0.08)

M_Sun 2 publications

Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b
A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey

Age

1.7 (\pm 0.8)

Gyr 1 publication

A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey

Effective temperature

6250.0 (\pm 125.0)

K 2 publications

Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b
A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey

Radius

1.426 (\pm 0.064)

R_Sun 2 publications

Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b
A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.0 (\pm 0.3)

2 publications

Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b
A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey

Detected Disc

—

Magnetic Field

—

RA₂₀₀₀

02:20:51.8

Dec₂₀₀₀

-01:49:33.8

Alternate Names

TOI-4672, TIC 332911893

Host star is not yet listed in SIMBAD. ExoFop TESS lists it as “TOI-4672”.

No link

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Most recent references (ADS)

Planet WASP-116 b

Planet

Basic informations 30 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages Some pages

Star

Basic informations 17 parameters

Planetary system 1 planet

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

Planet WASP-116 b

Planet

Basic informations 30 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages Some pages

Star

Basic informations 17 parameters

Planetary system 1 planet

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

Related publications

A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine giant planets identified by the WASP survey

Three transiting planet discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets: WASP-85 A b; WASP-116 b, and WASP-149 b