ExoAtmospheres
IAC community database for exoplanet atmospheric observations

 

WASP-172 b

Planet status Confirmed
Planet type Hot Jupiter
Period 5.477433 d
Mass 0.47 MJ 149.366 M⊕
Radius 1.57 RJ 17.584 R⊕
Semi major axis 0.0694 AU
Star name WASP-172
Star distance 538.11 pc
Star teff 6900 K
Star radius 1.91 R☉
Temperature (calculated) 1740 K
V 11 mag
J 10.312 mag
K 10.13 mag
Alternate names
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Molecules

Fe: Detection H: Detection Na: Detection

G-B: High resolution visible

Detection of atmospheric species and dynamics in the bloated hot Jupiter WASP-172~b with ESPRESSO

2023, J. V. Seidel, B. Prinoth et al.

species detected with varying blueshifts, indicating interesting atmospheric dynamics