1SWASP J140747.93-394542.6 b
What is 1SWASP J140747.93-394542.6 b?
1SWASP J1407 b (formally 1SWASP J140747.93-394542.6 b, better known as J140747 b, or even J1407 b, or by its nickname of super-Saturn) is an exoplanet orbiting a subgiant star (type G2V) similar to our Sun, located in the constellation Centaurus.
1SWASP J1407 b would be a substellar object, that is to say a brown dwarf or even a giant planet.
What is special about this planet?
1SWASP J140747 b owes its nickname of "super-Saturn" to its mass much larger than that of Saturn, and to its system of rings, which is also much larger than that of Saturn.
Morphology
Geomorphology
1SWASP J1407 b's geomorphology is not yet known.
Anatomy
1SWASP J1407 b has a mass*sin(i) of 20 jovian mass (20 Jupiter mass | 37,960,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons). Its density, and interior structure are not yet known.
Location
Located 434 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Centaurus, 1SWASP J1407 b orbits its parent star at a distance of 3.9 AU.
Physico-chemical properties
We are sadly unaware of its composition.
Temperature
1SWASP J1407 b has an equilibrium temperature of 265 K (-8°C | 17°F).
Age
1SWASP J1407 b's age is not discovered.
Force fields
Gravitational force
The gravitational force of 1SWASP J1407 b is unknown.
Magnetic field
The magnetic field of 1SWASP J1407 b remains a mystery.
Motions
Orbit
1SWASP J1407 b orbits a G2V type star (1SWASP J140747.93-394542.6) every 3725.0 days or 10.20548 terrestrial years.
Rotation
We do not know the time it takes it to make a full rotation.
Satellite systems
Moon system
1SWASP J1407 b does not have any moons.
Ring system
The rings of 1SWASP J1407 b span 180 million kilometers wide, meaning it is 200 times bigger than Saturn's rings.
Author: William Homier
Editor: William Homier
Sound credit goes to Dsilent 97.
This page was last edited on 11 April 2022, at 19:45 (HAE).
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