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2016
Discovered
267.0
Earth Masses
17.15
Earth Radii
2000
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilitySuperWASP-South
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period2.0529 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0347 AU
Eccentricity0
Inclination80.2 deg
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter)0.84 MJ
Mass (Earth)266.9772 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)1.53 RJ
Radius (Earth)17.1498 R⊕
Density0.31 g/cm3
Eq. Temperature2,000 K
Planetary Extremes
Where WASP-142 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Mass267.0 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius17.15 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Temperature2000 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length2.1 days
LightningGlacial
Density0.31 g/cm³
FluffyIron-dense
Star Distance0.035 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
17.15x Earth's radius (1.53x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)WASP-142 b: 2.1 Earth days (0.035 AU)
Host Star: WASP-142
Spectral TypeF8
Effective Temperature6,010 K
Mass1.33 M☉
Radius1.64 R☉
Size vs Sun1.64x larger
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.26
Distance (pc)730.933 pc
Distance (ly)2384.0 light-years
What If You Lived Here?
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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