WASP-118

Planetary system · 1228.5 light-years away

WASP-118 is 1,229 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F6 star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-118 b goes round its star every 4.05 days, 22 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF6
Surface temperature6,410 K
Mass1.32 solar masses
Radius1.696 solar radii
Luminosity4.559 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.009
Ageabout 1.17 billion years
Distance from the Sun1228.5 light-years (376.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 19.5506°, Dec 2.7028°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-118 b4.05 days0.0545 AU16.141 R⊕163.36 M⊕Transit, 2016

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.

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