ExoAtmospheres
IAC community database for exoplanet atmospheric observations

 

WASP-74 b

Planet status Confirmed
Planet type Hot Jupiter
Period 2.13775138 d
Mass 0.826 MJ 262.5028 M⊕
Radius 1.248 RJ 13.9776 R⊕
Semi major axis 0.03443 AU
Star name WASP-74
Star distance 120 pc
Star teff 5970 K
Star radius 1.64 R☉
Temperature (calculated) 1865 K
V 9.7 mag
J 8.548 mag
K 8.221 mag
Alternate names
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Molecules

Molecular ratios: C/O, etc...: Detection

HST WFC3

Re-analysis of 10 Hot-Jupiter Atmospheres with disequilibrium chemistry retrieval

2025, Deborah Bardet, Quentin Changeat et al.

Albedo: 0.6 Phase curve: Yes Dayside Temperature (occultation): 1750 K

Spitzer

A Comprehensive Analysis Spitzer 4.5 $μ$m Phase Curve of Hot Jupiters

2024, Lisa Dang, Taylor J. Bell et al.

Dayside and nightside temperatures from phase curve at 4.5 um.

Featureless spectra: Detection

G-B: Low resolution visible

A precise blue-optical transmission spectrum from the ground: Evidence for haze in the atmosphere of WASP-74b

2023, Petros Spyratos, Nikolay K. Nikolov et al.

H2O: Detection CH4: Detection

HST WFC3

Five key exoplanet questions answered via the analysis of 25 hot Jupiter atmospheres in eclipse

2022, Quentin Changeat, Billy Edwards et al.

H2O: Upper limit CH4: Upper limit TiO: No detection VO: No detection Featureless spectra: Detection

HST STIS

The Hubble PanCET program: Transit and Eclipse Spectroscopy of the Hot Jupiter WASP-74b

2021, Guangwei Fu, Drake Deming et al.

Also Spitzer data

TiO: No detection Rayleigh Scattering: Detection VO: No detection

G-B: Low resolution visible

Obliquity measurement and atmospheric characterisation of the WASP-74 planetary system

2020, Luque, R., Casasayas-Barris, N. et al.

TiO/VO previously claimed by 2019MNRAS.485.5168M using G-B low-res visible.