WASP-116 is 1,824 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,250 K star; the first was found in 2025 by transit (SuperWASP).
Fly there in 3DWASP-116 b goes round its star every 6.61 days, 13 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.
| Surface temperature | 6,250 K |
| Mass | 1.25 solar masses |
| Radius | 1.426 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 3.135 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 12.517 |
| Age | about 1.7 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 1824.0 light-years (559.2 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 35.2158°, Dec -1.8260° |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASP-116 b | 6.61 days | 0.0650 AU | 13.675 R⊕ | 203.41 M⊕ | Transit, 2025 |
Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.