WASP-158 b is a Gas Giant exoplanet (a massive planet composed primarily of hydrogen and helium), about 12.0 times the radius of Earth. Its scorching equilibrium temperature of 1590 K (1317°C) makes it far too hot for liquid water. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 3.7 Earth days. It was discovered in 2018 using the transit method. It orbits the F-type star WASP-158, located approximately 525 parsecs (1712 light-years) from Earth.
2018
Discovered
886.7
Earth Masses
11.99
Earth Radii
1590
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Orbital Properties
Physical Properties
Where WASP-158 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
11.99x Earth's radius (1.07x Jupiter)
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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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