CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
WASP-87 b
Orbits Host Star: WASP-87
· Distance: 973.200 Light-Years (298.392 pc)
Planetary Radius
15.524 R⊕
Planetary Mass
692.869 M⊕
Surface Gravity
2.88 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
2050K (+1777°C / +3231°F)
Orbital Period
1.683 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (2050 K · +1777°C / +3231°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Anglo-Australian Telescope.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS