WASP-85 Ab

WASP-85 Ab

Discovery
Discovered by	SuperWASP
Discovery date	2014
Detection method	Transit
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.038 AU (5,700,000 km)
Eccentricity	0.103
Orbital period (sidereal)	2.656 d
Inclination	349.0
Star	WASP-85 A
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.2 RJ

WASP-85 Ab is an exoplanet that orbits WASP-85 A, a star that is part of a binary system. WASP-85 Ab's mass and radius indicate that it has a bulk composition like that of Jupiter. Unlike Jupiter, and similar to other gas giants, it orbits very close to its star, and is classified as a hot Jupiter.^[1]

See also

• Extrasolar planet
• Hot Jupiter
• Kepler-447b

References

1. Brown, D. J. A.; et al. (24 Dec 2014). "Discovery of WASP-85Ab: a hot Jupiter in a visual binary system". arXiv:1412.7761 [astro-ph.EP].

External links

• "Planet WASP-85 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.