WASP-101 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-101.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 16 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 162 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 3.6 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 16.03 × Earth
- Mass
- 162.1 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 3.586 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- WASP-101
- Spectral class
- F — yellow-white
- Surface temperature
- 6,380 K
- Radius
- 1.31 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.41 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 656.3 light-years (201.2 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2014
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- SuperWASP
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.