WASP-44b

WASP-44b
Discovery
Discovered byAnderson et al.[1]
Discovery siteLa Silla Observatory
Discovery datePublished 16 May 2011
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
Epoch J2000
0.03473 (± 0.00041)[2] AU
2.423807±0.000003[3] d
Inclination86.02 +1.11
−0.86
[2]
StarWASP-44
Physical characteristics
1.002 (± 0.11)[4] RJ
Mass0.889 (± 0.062)[2] MJ
Mean density
0.61 +0.23
−0.15
[1] g cm−3
Temperature1343 (± 64)[1]

WASP-44b is a closely orbiting Jupiter-sized planet found in the orbit of the sunlike star WASP-44 by the SuperWASP program, which searches for transiting planets that cross in front of their host stars as seen from Earth. After follow-up observations using radial velocity, the planet was confirmed. Use of another telescope at the same observatory detected WASP-44 transiting its star. The planet completes an orbit around its star every two and a half days, and orbits at roughly 0.03 AU from its host star. WASP-44b's discovery was reported by the Royal Astronomical Society in May 2011.

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