WASP-131 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-131.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 14 times Earth's width.
Mass
About 87 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 5.3 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
13.74 × Earth
Mass
86.77 × Earth
Density
0.1963 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
5.322 days
Average distance from its star
0.0608 AU

Star

Host star
WASP-131
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,990 K
Radius
1.561 × Sun
Mass
1.06 × Sun
Age
7 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
652.6 light-years (200.1 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2016
Method
Transit
Facility
SuperWASP-South

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.