ExoAtmospheres
IAC community database for exoplanet atmospheric observations
WASP-96 b
| Planet status | Confirmed |
|---|---|
| Planet type | Hot Jupiter |
| Period | 3.4252602 d |
| Mass | 0.48 MJ 152.544 M⊕ |
| Radius | 1.2 RJ 13.44 R⊕ |
| Semi major axis | 0.0453 AU |
| Star name | WASP-96 |
| Star distance | 352.464 pc |
| Star teff | 5540 K |
| Star radius | 1.05 R☉ |
| Temperature (calculated) | 1285 K |
| V | 12.2 mag |
| J | 11.267 mag |
| K | 10.914 mag |
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Molecules
Molecular ratios: C/O, etc...: Detection H2O: Detection Na: Detection CO2: Detection CO: Upper limit SO2: Detection
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JWST-NIRSpec | Super-Solar Metallicity and Tentative Evidence for Photochemistry on WASP-96b from JWST and Ground-Based VLT Transmission Spectroscopy2026, Michael Radica, Jake Taylor et al. |
Combination of JWST + VLT/FORS2 transmission spectra |
K: Detection Na: Detection H2O: Detection Molecular ratios: C/O, etc...: Upper limit
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JWST-NIRISS | A Comprehensive Analysis of the Panchromatic Transmission Spectrum of the Hot-Saturn WASP-96 b: Nondetection of Haze, Possible Sodium Limb Asymmetry, Stellar Characterization, and Formation History2025, Le-Chris Wang, Zafar Rustamkulov et al. |
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Molecular ratios: C/O, etc...: Detection Rayleigh Scattering: Upper limit
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JWST-NIRISS | Awesome SOSS: Transmission Spectroscopy of WASP-96b with NIRISS/SOSS2023, Michael Radica, Luis Welbanks et al. |
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H2O: Detection CO2: Detection K: Detection Molecular ratios: C/O, etc...: Detection Rayleigh Scattering: Detection
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JWST-NIRISS | Awesome SOSS: Atmospheric Characterisation of WASP-96 b using the JWST Early Release Observations2023, Jake Taylor, Michael Radica et al. |
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Na: Detection H2O: Detection
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G-B: Low resolution visible | Confirmation of a Clear Atmosphere for WASP-96b and a Comparison of Light Curve Detrending Techniques2022, Chima D. McGruder, Mercedes López-Morales et al. |
Clear atmosphere |
H2O: Detection Na: Detection O: Detection
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HST WFC3 | Solar-to-supersolar sodium and oxygen absolute abundances for a "hot Saturn" orbiting a metal-rich star2022, Nikolay K. Nikolov, David K. Sing et al. |
HST combined with Spitzer and VLT data |