WASP-56 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-56.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 11 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 143 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 4.6 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 10.54 × Earth
- Mass
- 143 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 4.617 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- WASP-56
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,600 K
- Radius
- 0.96 × Sun
- Mass
- 0.71 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 1,047 light-years (321.1 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 2
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2012
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- SuperWASP
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.