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WASP-33 b

Orbiting WASP-33 | 121.9 parsecs away

2010

Discovered

665.2

Earth Masses

17.86

Earth Radii

2782

Temperature (K)

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,010
Discovery FacilitySuperWASP

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period1.2199 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0239 AU
Inclination86.63 deg

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter)2.093 MJ
Mass (Earth)665.2182 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)1.593 RJ
Radius (Earth)17.8559 R⊕
Density0.689 g/cm3
Eq. Temperature2,781.7 K
Planetary Extremes

Where WASP-33 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Mass665.2 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius17.86 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Temperature2782 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length1.2 days
LightningGlacial
Density0.69 g/cm³
FluffyIron-dense
Star Distance0.024 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Star System View
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Size Comparison
EarthWASP-33 bJupiter

17.86x Earth's radius (1.59x Jupiter)

Orbit Comparison
EarthWASP-33 b
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)WASP-33 b: 29 hours (0.024 AU)
Host Star: WASP-33

Effective Temperature7,430 K
Mass1.495 M☉
Radius1.444 R☉
Size vs Sun1.44x larger
Distance (pc)121.944 pc
Distance (ly)397.7 light-years

What If You Lived Here?

146.0 kg

Your weight (from 70 kg)

2.09g

Crushing

Standing upright is a struggle. Your body feels like lead.

29 hours

Year length

Unknown sunrise

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