WASP-33b

WASP-33b is a transiting hot Jupiter orbiting an A-type variable star (1.55 solar masses) in a 1.2-day orbit. Characteristics:

• Host star: HD 15082 aka WASP-33.
• Discovery: by the transit method in 2010.
• 122 pc - distance.
• 0.026 AU - orbital radius.
• 1.22 days - orbital period.
• 1.5 - radius in Jupiter radii.
• 2.8 - Jupiter masses.
• 2710 K - equilibrium temperature.