WASP-96b
_(weic2206a).jpeg?lang=en){kind=spacer} Spectrum of WASP-96b, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | October 2013 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0453±0.0013 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| 3.4252602±0.000027 | |
| Inclination | 85.6±0.2 ° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.20±0.06 RJ | |
| Mass | 0.48±0.03 MJ |
| Temperature | 1285 K |
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 1120 light-years away from Earth, 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.[2][3]
WASP-96b's spectrum is one of the items featured in the initial science release from the James Webb Space Telescope.[4] The spectrum taken confirmed the presence of water, as well as providing evidence for "clouds and hazes" within the planet's atmosphere.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Hellier, Coel; Anderson, D. R.; Cameron, A. Collier; Delrez, L.; Gillon, M.; Jehin, E.; Lendl, M.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Pepe, F.; Pollacco, D.; Queloz, D.; Ségransan, D.; Smalley, B.; Smith, A. M. S.; Southworth, J.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; Udry, S.; West, R. G. (2013), "Transiting hot Jupiters from WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-95b to WASP-101b", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 440 (3): 1982–1992, arXiv:1310.5630, doi:10.1093/mnras/stu410
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Jorgenson, Amber (2018-05-08). "WASP-96b: the cloudless exoplanet". Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ ACCESS: Confirmation of a Clear Atmosphere for WASP-96b and a Comparison of Light Curve Detrending Techniques, 2022, arXiv:2207.03479
- ^ Cesari, Thaddeus (2022-07-11). "NASA Shares List of Cosmic Targets for Webb Telescope's First Images". NASA. Archived from the original on 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ "NASA's Webb Reveals Steamy Atmosphere of Distant Planet in Detail". Retrieved 12 July 2022.
External links
Media related to WASP-96b at Wikimedia Commons
