Info for exoplanet "Fasa-taf"

Scientific (actual) data Planet WASP-103 b Planet status Confirmed Planet mass 1.49 Radius 1.528 Orbital period 0.925542 Semi major axis 0.01985 Inclination 86.3 Discovered 2014 Updated 2022-09-13 Tzero tr 2456460 Lambda angle 3 Temperature (kelvin) 2508 Publication Published in a refereed paper Detection type Primary Transit Molecules H2, H2O, K, Na Star name WASP-103 Right ascension 249.32° Declination 7.18° Mag v 12 Star distance 470 Star metallicity 0.06 Star mass 1.22 Star radius 1.436 Star sp type F8V Star age 4 Star temperature 6110 Wikipedia article WASP-103 b Back

Fictional info (?) Suggested name Fasa-taf Planet type Hot gas giant The planet is named after the deity Fasa-taf, the demon of the sea. Its orbital eccentricity is the largest of all known planets in its solar system; at perihelion, Fasa-taf's distance from WASP-103 is only about two-thirds (or 36 pct) of its distance at aphelion. Fasa-taf's surface appears extremely bruised and is similar in appearance to the Moon's, indicating that it has been geologically inactive for billions of years. Having almost no atmosphere to retain heat, it has surface temperatures that vary diurnally more than on any other planet in its solar system, ranging from 90°K (-183°C) at night to 945°K (672°C) during the day across the equatorial regions. Two spacecraft have visited Fasa-taf: Wayfinder 5 flew by 51 years ago; and Messenger, launched 18 years ago, orbited Fasa-taf over 85 times in four years before exhausting its reactor and crashing into the planet's surface 11 years later. It is radically different from Vugep Edil in other respects. It may have had Na oceans in the past, but these would have vaporized as the temperature rose due to a runaway greenhouse effect. Observations from Earth have shown seasonal change and increased weather activity as Fasa-taf approached its equinox 5 years ago. Atmosphere K, 39% H2O, 34% Na 27% H2, 0.0004% Atmospheric pressure 100 bar No known satellites Google search for Fasa-taf