WASP-156 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-156.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 6.2 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 42 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 3.8 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 6.15 × Earth
- Mass
- 42 × Earth
- Density
- 0.99 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 3.836 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.046 AU
Star
- Host star
- WASP-156
- Spectral class
- K — orange dwarf
- Surface temperature
- 5,036 K
- Radius
- Unknown
- Mass
- Unknown
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 398.1 light-years (122.1 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2017
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- SuperWASP
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.