WASP-99 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-99.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 11 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 772 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 5.8 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 11.43 × Earth
- Mass
- 772.3 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 5.753 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- WASP-99
- Spectral class
- F — yellow-white
- Surface temperature
- 6,150 K
- Radius
- 1.64 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.21 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 517.5 light-years (158.7 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.