exoplanet WASP-96b

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Exoplanet WASP-96b is a hot, bloated gas giant orbiting a Sun-like star about 1,150 light-years away in the constellation Phoenix, notable for its clear atmosphere and prominent water vapor signatures.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
WASP-96 b exoplanet spectrum 1
exoplanet WASP-96b canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf exoplanet
gas giant planet
hot Jupiter
atmosphereCharacteristic clear atmosphere
prominent water vapor signatures
atmosphereContains water vapor
atmosphericStudyType transmission spectroscopy
belongsToCatalog WASP exoplanet survey
density low density
discoveredBy Wide Angle Search for Planets
discoveryMethod transit method
discoveryStatus confirmed exoplanet
discoveryYear 2013
distanceFromEarth about 1150 light-years
equilibriumTemperature high equilibrium temperature
equilibriumTemperatureRelativeToEarth much hotter than Earth
firstJWSTExoplanetSpectrum true
hasAtmosphericClouds little to no detectable clouds in transmission
hasTransitLightCurve true
hostStar WASP-96
hostStarConstellation Phoenix
hostStarDistanceFromEarth about 1150 light-years
hostStarMetallicityEffect used to study relation between stellar metallicity and planet atmosphere
hostStarSpectralType G-type star
hostStarType Sun-like star
JWSTInstrumentUsed NIRISS
JWSTObservationProgram Early Release Observations
locatedInConstellation Phoenix
massRelativeToJupiter about half the mass of Jupiter
notableFor clear atmospheric transmission spectrum
detection of water vapor in atmosphere
observedBy Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope
orbitalPeriod a few days
orbits WASP-96
very close to its host star
physicalCharacteristic bloated
planetaryMigration likely migrated inward from formation location
planetarySystem WASP-96 system
linked to: WASP-96
planetType gas giant
radiusRelativeToJupiter larger radius than Jupiter
skyLocation southern celestial hemisphere
spectralFeature water absorption bands in near-infrared
temperatureClass hot
transiting true
usedFor demonstrating JWST exoplanet spectroscopy capabilities
testing exoplanet atmospheric models

How these facts were elicited

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JWST Early Release Observations includes WASP-96 b exoplanet spectrum
linked to: exoplanet WASP-96b