WASP-23 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-23.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 11 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 281 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 2.9 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 10.78 × Earth
- Mass
- 281 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 2.944 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.0376 AU
Star
- Host star
- WASP-23
- Spectral class
- K — orange dwarf
- Surface temperature
- 5,150 K
- Radius
- 0.765 × Sun
- Mass
- 0.78 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 676.7 light-years (207.5 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.