WASP-23b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Triaud et al. 2011 |
| Discovery date | 2010 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0376 | |
| Eccentricity | 0.062 |
| 2.9444256 d | |
| Inclination | 88.39° |
| Star | WASP-23 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.962 RJ | |
| Mass | 0.88 MJ |
Mean density | 1.17 g/cm3 |
WASP-23b is a hot Jupiter class exoplanet that orbits around the star WASP-23, a K-type main sequence star that is located 676 light years from Earth in the constellation of Puppis. It is similar to Jupiter in its physical parameters with a mass of 0.88 Jupiter masses and a radius of 0.96 Jupiter radii. It orbits at a distance of 0.0376 AU taking 2.94 days to complete an orbit. The orbit has an eccentricity of 0.062 and an inclination of 88.36°.