CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
WASP-43 b
Orbits Host Star: WASP-43
(Type K7 V)
· Distance: 282.900 Light-Years (86.747 pc)
Planetary Radius
10.424 R⊕
Planetary Mass
565.714 M⊕
Surface Gravity
5.21 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1427K (1154°C)
Orbital Period
0.813 days
Discovery Year
2011 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1427 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: SuperWASP.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS