The star
The star
WASP-24
- Type
- white star
- Surface
- ≈ 6,075 K
- Size
- 1.42 × the Sun
- Mass
- 1.43 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 2.14 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 1.08–2.52 AU
The planets
WASP-24
WASP-24 b
- Year
- 2.34 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0365 AU
- Mass
- 1.2 Jupiters
- Size
- 15 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1772 K (+1499 °C)
- Found
- 2010, transit (SuperWASP)
Masses found by the wobble method are minimums, because the orbit's tilt is unknown. Temperatures are equilibrium estimates for a bare planet, before any atmosphere.
How we know
The shadow
The planet passes in front of its star and dims it by a fraction of a percent, every orbit. The dip gives the planet's size and year.
Sources
- Planet and star parameters: NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters, retrieved 1 Nov 2026. This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
- Position: HYG Database v4.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Habitable zone: a simple estimate from the star's brightness (√L × 0.95 to 1.67 AU), shown as a guide.