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WASP-96 b

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Right ascension: 00h 04m 11.18s
Declination: −47° 21′ 38.3″
Galactic l, b: 324.41, -67.75
Magnitude V: 12.57
Distance: 352.46 pc

Also known as

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WASP-96b

Planet

NASA Exoplanet Archive, composite parameters

Host star	WASP-96 · G8
Discovery	Transit, 2014 · SuperWASP
Orbital period	3.42526 d
Semi-major axis	0.0453 au
Eccentricity	0
Radius	13.45 R⊕ · 1.2 R♃
Mass	152.55 M⊕ · 0.48 M♃
Density	0.37 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature	1,285 K
System distance	352.46 pc

Published measurements

6 quantities measured more than once

One object can carry a dozen published estimates of the same quantity. The register keeps them side by side rather than picking a winner — the citation is part of the value.

Mass 3 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
149.3794	M_earth	± 10.81	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	McGruder et al. 2023	2023
155.7367	M_earth	± 15.57	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Bonomo et al. 2017	2017
152.55	M_earth	± 9.53	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Hellier et al. 2014	2014

Radius 5 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
13.78705	R_earth	± 0.3026	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	McGruder et al. 2023	2023
14.00338	R_earth	± 0.04372	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Nikolov et al. 2022	2022
13.4508	R_earth	± 0.6725	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Bonomo et al. 2017	2017
14.37529	R_earth	± 0.7669	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	ExoFOP	2014
13.45	R_earth	± 0.67	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Hellier et al. 2014	2014

Orbital period 9 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
3.425257	d	± 1.20e-06	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	McGruder et al. 2023	2023
3.425257	d	± 3.90e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Kokori et al. 2023	2023
3.425258	d	± 1.70e-06	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Patel & Espinoza 2022	2022
3.425257	d	± 3.70e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Nikolov et al. 2022	2022
3.425256	d	± 4.90e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Ivshina & Winn 2022	2022
3.425257	d	± 8.00e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Kokori et al. 2022	2022
3.42526	d	± 2.70e-06	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Bonomo et al. 2017	2017
3.425256	d	± 1.09e-06	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	ExoFOP	2014
3.42526	d	± 2.70e-06	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Hellier et al. 2014	2014

Semi-major axis 2 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
0.0454	au	± 0.0013	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Bonomo et al. 2017	2017
0.0453	au	± 0.0013	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Hellier et al. 2014	2014

Eccentricity 2 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
0.11			Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Bonomo et al. 2017	2017
0			Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Hellier et al. 2014	2014

Equilibrium temperature 4 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
1,350	K	± 112	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	McGruder et al. 2023	2023
1,545	K	± 90	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Nikolov et al. 2022	2022
1,233.15	K		Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	ExoFOP	2014
1,285	K	± 40	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Hellier et al. 2014	2014

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
WASP-96	Star	0.398″	12.2
TYC 8022-138-1	Star	418.8″	11.29

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/wasp-96-b · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.