CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
WASP-8 c
Orbits Host Star: WASP-8
(Type G8 V)
· Distance: 293.400 Light-Years (89.961 pc)
Planetary Radius
12.500 R⊕
Planetary Mass
3003.370 M⊕
Surface Gravity
19.22 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
117K (-156°C / -249°F)
Orbital Period
4323 days
Discovery Year
2013 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
❄️ Cryogenic Regime: At 117 K (-156°C / -249°F), surface volatiles would be frozen in a permanent snowball state without substantial internal geothermal or tidal heating.
Discovery Facility: SuperWASP.
Other Worlds in the WASP-8 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS