CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
WASP-8 b
Orbits Host Star: WASP-8
(Type G8 V)
· Distance: 293.400 Light-Years (89.961 pc)
Planetary Radius
12.666 R⊕
Planetary Mass
807.288 M⊕
Surface Gravity
5.03 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1059K (+786°C / +1447°F)
Orbital Period
8.159 days
Discovery Year
2010 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1059 K · +786°C / +1447°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: SuperWASP.
Other Worlds in the WASP-8 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS