WASP-140 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-140.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 14 times Earth's width.
Temperature
About 997 °C (1,826 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.

Planet

Radius
14.24 × Earth
Mass
Unknown
Density
1.578 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature
1,270 K
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
Unknown
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
WASP-140
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,300 K
Radius
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
383.6 light-years (117.6 parsecs)
Stars in system
2
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2016
Method
Transit
Facility
SuperWASP-South

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