CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
WASP-18 b
Orbits Host Star: WASP-18
(Type F6 IV-V)
· Distance: 402.700 Light-Years (123.483 pc)
Planetary Radius
13.899 R⊕
Planetary Mass
3241.850 M⊕
Surface Gravity
16.78 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
2429K (2156°C)
Orbital Period
0.941 days
Discovery Year
2009 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (2429 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: SuperWASP.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS