WASP-17b
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| Radius | 121,650 km |
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| Distance to Earth | 978. 5 light years |
| Orbital period | 90 hours |
| Discovered | August 11, 2009 |
| Detection method | Transit (including secondary eclipse) |
| Discoverers | Michel Mayor |
| Didier Queloz | |
| Michaël Gillon | |
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| ID | 2966177 |
About WASP-17b
WASP-17b is an exoplanet in the constellation Scorpius that is orbiting the star WASP-17. Its discovery was announced on 11 August 2009. It is the first planet discovered to have a retrograde orbit, meaning it orbits in a direction counter to the rotation of its host star.