Imaginary Picture of WASP-1 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-1 b around the hoststar WASP-1
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-1 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.5140 (Rjup) 16.9704 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.9470 (Mjup) 301.0873 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0396 (AU) 0.0396 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0069
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.52 (Days Obs.) 2.58 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0455
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 2209205.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1720.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1615.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1307.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2046.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1921.6 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : WASP-1
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 1249.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.2 (Msun Measured) 1.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6200 (K)
Spectral type : F7V
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 3.9
Apparent Magnitude: 11.8
Right Ascension(RA) 5.1670
Declination (DEC) 31.9900
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 02265-00107
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors H. C. Stempels A. Collier Cameron L. Hebb B. Smalley S. Frandsen
Discovery Paper - Title WASP-1: a lithium- and metal-rich star with an oversized planet
Discovery Paper - Journal Mon Not R Astron Soc (2007) 379 (2): 773-778. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11976.x
Discovery Paper - URL https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/379/2/773/1026310/WASP-1-a-lithium-and-metal-rich-star-with-an
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-1+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/WASP-1%20b/
WASP-1 b
WASP-1 b

  • WASP-1 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-1, located about 1249.3 light-years (383.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2006.
  • The host star WASP-1 has apparent magnitude of 11.8, with absolute magnitude of 3.9.
  • It is 1.2 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6200 with its spectral types of F7V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-1 b orbits around the star WASP-1 every 2.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5921083.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-1 b around its host star WASP-1)


  • The Star WASP-1 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.151 AU ( 172166850.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.591 AU ( 237979579.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.424 AU ( 362628214.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.567 AU ( 533623303.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-1 b : 2209205.29 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-1)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-1 distance : 1.163 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-1 distance : 1.472 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-1 distance : 1.422 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-1 distance : 1.558 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-1 distance : 2.575 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-1 distance : 2.716 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-1)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-1 distance : 1.175 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-1 distance : 1.511 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-1 distance : 1.554 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-1 distance : 2.621 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-1 distance : 2.726 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-1)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-1 and its Exoplanet WASP-1 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-1 and its Exoplanet WASP-1 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-1*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102