WASP-8 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-8.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 13 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 807 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 8.2 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 12.67 × Earth
- Mass
- 807.3 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 8.159 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- WASP-8
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,600 K
- Radius
- 1.03 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.34 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 293.4 light-years (89.96 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 2
- Known planets
- 2
Discovery
- Year
- 2010
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- SuperWASP
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.