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Planets/Exoplanets/WASP-8 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

WASP-8 b

Orbiting WASP-8

Discovered in 2010 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,010
Method: Transit
Radius: 12.66617 R⊕
Mass: 807.2882 M⊕
Orbit: 8.15872 days
Distance: 89.9606 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 8.15872 days
Semi-major axis: 0.0801 AU
Eccentricity: 0.31
Radius: 12.66617 Earth radii
Mass: 807.2882 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 2.1 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,059 K
Insolation: 209.118 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: WASP-8
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: G8 V
Stellar temperature: 5,600 K
Stellar radius: 1.03 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.34 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.17 dex
Stellar age: 3 Gyr
Distance: 89.9606 parsecs
Right ascension: 23h59m36.21s
Declination: -35d01m52.81s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,010
Publication date: 2010-07
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: SuperWASP
Telescope: Canon 200mm f/1.8L
Instrument: iKon-L CCD Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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