The WASP-118 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1228.49 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.32 solar masses |
Radius | 1.7 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6410 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.16 decimal exponent |
Age | 1.17 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-118 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 163.365 Earth masses |
Density | 0.233 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 16.141 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.05453 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 4.046 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2016-12 |
Reference | Hay et al. 2016 |