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WASP-96b

Coordinates: Sky map 01h 02m 47.0652s, −47° 21′ 38.3214″
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WASP-96b is a gas giant exoplanet. Its mass is 0.48 Jupiters. It is 0.0453 AU from the class G star WASP-96, which it orbits every 3.4 days. It is about 980 light-years away, in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered in 2013 by the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP).

It shines brightly from sodium, apparently because its atmosphere is free of clouds.[1]

WASP-96b is one of the objects featured in the initial science release from the James Webb Space Telescope.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Tuesday, Amber Jorgenson | Published:; May 8; 2018. "WASP-96b: the cloudless exoplanet". Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08. {{cite web}}: |last3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Garner, Rob (2022-07-08). "NASA Shares List of Cosmic Targets for Webb Telescope's 1st Images". NASA. Retrieved 2022-07-08.

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