WASP-8 b
Orbiting WASP-8
WASP-8 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-8, discovered in 2010 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.67
Earth radii
Mass
807.29
Earth masses
Orbital Period
8.2
days
Distance
90.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
12.67
Mass (Earth masses)
807.29
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017
Orbital Period
8.159+0.000−0.000days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
807.29+104.88−104.88
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
2.5400+0.3300−0.3300
Eccentricity
0.3100+0.0000−0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
222.20+0.70−0.70m/s
Distance from Earth
90.0 pc (~293 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5600 K
Mass (Solar)
1.34 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.03 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
359.9009°, -35.0313°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2010
Source ID: WASP-8 b
WASP-8 b orbits WASP-8 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.67 Earth radii, a mass of 807.29 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 8.16 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 90 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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