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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

WASP-48 b

Orbits Host Star: WASP-48 · Distance: 1481.200 Light-Years (454.144 pc)
Planetary Radius
16.814 R⊕
Planetary Mass
254.264 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.9 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
2035K (+1762°C / +3204°F)
Orbital Period
2.144 days
Discovery Year
2011 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (2035 K · +1762°C / +3204°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: SuperWASP.

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