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2018
Discovered
886.7
Earth Masses
11.99
Earth Radii
1590
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,018
Discovery FacilitySuperWASP-South
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period3.6563 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0517 AU
Eccentricity0
Inclination87.7 deg
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter)2.79 MJ
Mass (Earth)886.7457 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)1.07 RJ
Radius (Earth)11.9936 R⊕
Density3.1 g/cm3
Eq. Temperature1,590 K
Planetary Extremes
Where WASP-158 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Mass886.7 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius11.99 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Temperature1590 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length3.7 days
LightningGlacial
Density3.10 g/cm³
FluffyIron-dense
Star Distance0.052 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Size Comparison
11.99x Earth's radius (1.07x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)WASP-158 b: 3.7 Earth days (0.052 AU)
Host Star: WASP-158
Spectral TypeF6 V
Effective Temperature6,350 K
Mass1.38 M☉
Radius1.39 R☉
Size vs Sun1.39x larger
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.24
Distance (pc)524.993 pc
Distance (ly)1712.3 light-years
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What If You Lived Here?
431.5 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
6.16g
Lethal
No human could survive. You'd be pinned to the ground.
3.7 Earth days
Year length
Yellow-White sunrise
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