Star with a known planet
WASP-19
WASP-19, a G8 V star, has one confirmed planet.
Measured
- Distance
- about 875 light-years
- Star's spectral type
- G8 V
- Confirmed planets
- 1
How far, from the Sun
About 875 light-years. To cross it:
- Light875 years
- Voyager 1's speed15.6 million years
- Driving at 100 km/h9.45 billion years
Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.
How it was found
- First planet found in 2009, by transit (NASA Exoplanet Archive).
Its planets
- WASP-19 b — 16 times Earth's width, a giant, Jupiter-sized or more; its year lasts 19 hours; about 1,800 °C, hot enough to melt rock; found in 2009 by transit.
The NASA Exoplanet Archive's page
Where this comes from
- NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
- This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.