Five new Jupiter-like planets having similar characteristics to the biggest planet in our solar system and orbit very close to their host stars have been discovered by the Scientists. Researchers from Keele University in the UK used the Wide Angle Search for Planets-South (WASP-South) instrument an array of eight cameras observing selected regions of the southern sky, to study five stars showing planet-like transits in their light curve.

The Five Newly discovered planets are designated as WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP 129 b and WASP-133 b.

Orbital periods of the planets vary from 2.17 to 5.75 days and their masses ranging from 0.3 to 1.2 the mass of the Jupiter, with radii between one to 1.5 Jupiter radius, as per the reports of the study.

Orbital Period of the five planets are:

WASP-119 b – It is a typical hot with a mass of 1.2 of the mass of Jupiter. It orbital period is 2.5 days. Its host star has a similar mass to the sun’s but appears to be much older based on its effective temperature and density.

WASP-124 b – It is less massive than Jupiter (0.6 Jupiter masses) with an orbital period of 3.4 days and a much younger parent star.

WASP-126 b – The planet could be a good target for transmission spectroscopy due to its low surface gravity with a bright hot star. It is also the lowest-mass world found by Maxted’s team.

WASP-129 b – It is a planet with the longest orbital period with high surface gravity similar in size to Jupiter.

WASP-133 b – It has the shortest orbital period of the five presented in the study. It is slightly bigger than the solar system’s most massive planet (1.2 of Jupiter’s mass and 1.2 of its radius).