The WASP-8 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 293.41 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.34 solar masses |
Radius | 1.03 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5600 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.17 decimal exponent |
Age | 4 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-8 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 807.288 Earth masses |
Density | 2.470 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.666 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0801 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.31 |
Orbital Period | 8.159 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2010-07 |
Reference | Queloz et al. 2010 |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-8 c is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 3003.370 Earth masses |
Density | 8.450 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.500 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 5.28 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 4323.000 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2014-04 |
Reference | Knutson et al. 2014 |