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2012
Discovered
270.2
Earth Masses
12.33
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,012
Discovery FacilitySuperWASP
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period3.0524 days
Eccentricity0
Inclination89.4 deg
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter)0.85 MJ
Mass (Earth)270.1555 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)1.1 RJ
Radius (Earth)12.3299 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where WASP-41 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Mass270.2 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius12.33 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length3.1 days
LightningGlacial
Size Comparison
12.33x Earth's radius (1.10x Jupiter)
Host Star: WASP-41
Effective Temperature5,545 K
Mass0.93 M☉
Radius0.87 R☉
Size vs Sun1.15x smaller
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.06
Distance (pc)163.371 pc
Distance (ly)532.8 light-years
Other Planets in the WASP-41 System
What If You Lived Here?
124.4 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
1.78g
Heavy
Every step takes effort. Climbing stairs is exhausting.
3.1 Earth days
Year length
Unknown sunrise
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