WASP-21 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-21.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 12 times Earth's width.
Mass
About 95 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 4.3 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
11.99 × Earth
Mass
95.35 × Earth
Density
0.32 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
4.322 days
Average distance from its star
0.052 AU

Star

Host star
WASP-21
Spectral class
Unknown
Surface temperature
Unknown
Radius
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
842.9 light-years (258.4 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2010
Method
Transit
Facility
SuperWASP

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