Exoplanet

WASP-118 b

Orbiting WASP-118

Overview

WASP-118 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-118, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

16.14

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

163.36

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

376.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1729

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

16.14

Mass (Earth masses)

163.36

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1729 K

Orbital Period

4.05 days

Distance from Earth

376.7 pc (~1228 ly)

Spectral Type

F6

Temperature

6410 K

Mass (Solar)

1.32 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.70 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

19.5506°, 2.7028°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: WASP-118 b

System Context

WASP-118 b orbits WASP-118 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 16.14 Earth radii, a mass of 163.36 Earth masses, an orbital period of 4.05 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,729 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 376.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F6, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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