WASP-16 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-16.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 14 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 394 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 3.1 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 13.67 × Earth
- Mass
- 394.1 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 3.119 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- WASP-16
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,700 K
- Radius
- 1.14 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.78 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 633.2 light-years (194.1 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2009
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- SuperWASP
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.