Finding Earth 2.0
WASP-59 · K5 V

WASP-59 b

Rank #1973 of the ranked catalogue · Discovered by Transit in 2012

HZ 0%measured

0.096

Earth-2.0 index

0.259

Earth Similarity Index

0%

Habitable-zone probability

8.69 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass274.276 M⊕measured
Bulk density2.400 g/cm³
Orbital period7.9196 days
Semi-major axis0.06970 au
Eccentricity0.100
Incident flux38.033 S⊕
Equilibrium temperature631.3 K
Transit-time σ at 203012.2 minLinear propagation of published epoch and period errors; not a ranking input.
Maximum angular separation0.60 masReflected-light contrast 2.70e-6 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources4 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage92%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostWASP-59
Spectral typeK5 V
Effective temperature4650 K
Radius0.613 R☉
Mass0.719 M☉
Distance115.9 pc / 378.1 ly
DiscoveryTransit, 2012