WISPIT 2 c
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WISPIT 2.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 18 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 3,178 times Earth's mass.
- Temperature
- About 1,777 °C (3,230 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
Planet
- Radius
- 17.93 × Earth
- Mass
- 3,178 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- 2,050 K
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- Unknown
- Average distance from its star
- 14 AU
Star
- Host star
- WISPIT 2
- Spectral class
- K — orange dwarf
- Surface temperature
- 4,530 K
- Radius
- 1.3 × Sun
- Mass
- Unknown
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 440 light-years (134.9 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 2
Discovery
- Year
- 2026
- Method
- Imaging
- Facility
- Multiple Observatories
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.