WASP-142 b is a Super-Jupiter exoplanet (an exceptionally massive gas giant), about 17.1 times the radius of Earth. Its scorching equilibrium temperature of 2000 K (1727°C) makes it far too hot for liquid water. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 2.1 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the F-type star WASP-142, located approximately 731 parsecs (2384 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
267.0
Earth Masses
17.15
Earth Radii
2000
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Orbital Properties
Physical Properties
Where WASP-142 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
17.15x Earth's radius (1.53x Jupiter)
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63.5 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
0.91g
Earth-like
Feels just like home — comfortably familiar.
2.1 Earth days
Year length
Yellow-White sunrise
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