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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

WASP-16 b

Orbits Host Star: WASP-16 · Distance: 633.200 Light-Years (194.134 pc)
Planetary Radius
13.675 R⊕
Planetary Mass
394.109 M⊕
Surface Gravity
2.11 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1389K (+1116°C / +2041°F)
Orbital Period
3.119 days
Discovery Year
2009 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1389 K · +1116°C / +2041°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: SuperWASP.

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