WASP-50 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-50.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 13 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 467 times Earth's mass.
- Temperature
- About 1,122 °C (2,051 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 2 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 13.07 × Earth
- Mass
- 466.8 × Earth
- Density
- 1.325 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- 1,395 K
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 1.955 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.0293 AU
Star
- Host star
- WASP-50
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,400 K
- Radius
- 0.843 × Sun
- Mass
- 0.892 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 602.9 light-years (184.8 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.