WASP-172 b is a Super-Jupiter exoplanet (an exceptionally massive gas giant), about 17.6 times the radius of Earth. Its scorching equilibrium temperature of 1740 K (1467°C) makes it far too hot for liquid water. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 5.5 Earth days. It was discovered in 2018 using the transit method. It orbits the F-type star WASP-172, located approximately 538 parsecs (1755 light-years) from Earth.
2018
Discovered
149.4
Earth Masses
17.60
Earth Radii
1740
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Orbital Properties
Physical Properties
Where WASP-172 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
17.60x Earth's radius (1.57x Jupiter)
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33.8 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
0.48g
Feather-light
Walking feels like bounding on a trampoline.
5.5 Earth days
Year length
Yellow-White sunrise
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