WASP-10b

WASP-10b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008 by SuperWASP using the transit method. Follow-up radial velocity observations showed that it is three times more massive than Jupiter, while the transit observations showed that its radius is 8% bigger than Jupiter, quite small for a Hot Jupiter but this is due to its high mass. This makes the density of this planet similar to our Moon. Its takes 3 days to orbit around the star, in contrast to 365 days for the Earth to go around the Sun.
It is the only confirmed extrasolar planet in WASP-10's planetary system, since the only other detected planet in WASP-10's planetary system, WASP-10c, is still unconfirmed.
==See also==
* SuperWASP
==References==
==External links==
* WASP Planets
* WASP-10b: a 3MJ, gas-giant planet transiting a late-type K star
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Category:Exoplanets
Category:Exoplanets discovered in 2008
Category:Gas giants
Category:Hot Jupiters
Category:Transiting exoplanets
Category:Pegasus (constellation)