WASP-46 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-46.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 13 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 607 times Earth's mass.
- Temperature
- About 1,363 °C (2,485 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 1.4 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 13.16 × Earth
- Mass
- 607.1 × Earth
- Density
- 1.467 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- 1,636 K
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 1.43 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.02335 AU
Star
- Host star
- WASP-46
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,600 K
- Radius
- 0.858 × Sun
- Mass
- 0.828 × Sun
- Age
- 9.6 billion years
System
- Distance from Earth
- 1,224 light-years (375.3 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2011
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- SuperWASP
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.