WASP-48 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-48.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 17 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 254 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 2.1 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 16.81 × Earth
- Mass
- 254.3 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 2.144 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- WASP-48
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,920 K
- Radius
- 1.58 × Sun
- Mass
- 0.88 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 1,481 light-years (454.1 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.