WASP-97 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-97.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 13 times Earth's width.
Mass
About 432 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 2.1 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
12.78 × Earth
Mass
432.2 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
2.073 days
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
WASP-97
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,640 K
Radius
1.08 × Sun
Mass
1.18 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
492.7 light-years (151.1 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2014
Method
Transit
Facility
SuperWASP

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.