WASP-157 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-157.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 11 times Earth's width.
- Temperature
- About 920 °C (1,688 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 4 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 11.19 × Earth
- Mass
- Unknown
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- 1,193 K
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 3.952 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.0499 AU
Star
- Host star
- WASP-157
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,772 K
- Radius
- 1.1 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.06 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 1,089 light-years (334 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2016
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- SuperWASP
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.