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WASP-22b

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WASP-22b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the Sun-like star WASP-22 300 parsecs (980 ly) in the constellation Orion.[1] This hot Jupiter has an orbit of 3.53 days and a mass of 0.617 MJ was detected by transit via SuperWASP. The system is a hierarchical triple system.[2]

References

  1. ^ "CONFIRMED PLANET OVERVIEW PAGE". Nasa Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  2. ^ "WASP-22b: a transiting "hot Jupiter" planet in a hierarchical triple system". Warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-26.