WASP-29 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-29.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 8.6 times Earth's width.
Mass
About 73 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 3.9 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
8.631 × Earth
Mass
73.1 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
3.923 days
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
WASP-29
Spectral class
K — orange dwarf
Surface temperature
4,800 K
Radius
0.79 × Sun
Mass
0.77 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
285.7 light-years (87.6 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.