WASP-43b

WASP-43b is a hot Jupiter discovered by SuperWASP in 2011, with a very small orbit and orbital period, even for a hot Jupiter. Its host star, WASP-43 is a K-type star. The planet's atmosphere has been studied, its small orbit, high temperature, transit and secondary eclipse making it ideal for this. Observation and analysis has yielded determinations of some atmospheric constituents, including water vapor. Characteristics:

• Sextans - constellation.
• 10h19m38.0089s - right ascension.
• -09deg48m22.603s - declination.
• Host star: WASP-43.
• Discovery: by the transit method in 2011.
• 19 hours - orbital period.
• 284 ly - distance.
• 0.01526 AU - orbital radius (about three solar radii).
• 1 - radius(Jupiter).
• 2 - mass(Jupiter)
• 1666 K - dayside temperature.