CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
WASP-162 b
Orbits Host Star: WASP-162
(Type K0)
· Distance: 1013.800 Light-Years (310.841 pc)
Planetary Radius
11.209 R⊕
Planetary Mass
1652.716 M⊕
Surface Gravity
13.15 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
910K (+637°C / +1179°F)
Orbital Period
9.625 days
Discovery Year
2018 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (910 K · +637°C / +1179°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: SuperWASP-South.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS