WASP-106 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-106.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 12 times Earth's width.
Mass
About 613 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 9.3 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
12.11 × Earth
Mass
613.4 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
9.29 days
Average distance from its star
0.0901 AU

Star

Host star
WASP-106
Spectral class
F — yellow-white
Surface temperature
6,002 K
Radius
1.47 × Sun
Mass
1.175 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
1,149 light-years (352.2 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.