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WASP-99 is a star which hosts at least one extrasolar planet, WASP-99 b.

Star information

  • Right ascension: 02h 39m 35s
  • Declination: -50° 00' 29"
  • Metallicity [Fe/H]: 0.21 ± 0.15
  • Apparent magnitude: 9.5
  • Temperature: 6180 ± 100 K (10664 °F, 5906 °C)

Planetary system

b

  • Mass: 2.78 ± 0.13 MJ
  • Semimajor axis: 0.0717 ± 0.0016 AU
  • Orbital period: 5.75251 earth days

Planets

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