CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
WASP-42 b
Orbits Host Star: WASP-42
· Distance: 578.200 Light-Years (177.291 pc)
Planetary Radius
12.576 R⊕
Planetary Mass
167.496 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.06 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1021K (+748°C / +1378°F)
Orbital Period
4.982 days
Discovery Year
2012 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1021 K · +748°C / +1378°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: SuperWASP.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS