WASP-162 is 1,014 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K0 star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (SuperWASP-South).
Fly there in 3DWASP-162 b goes round its star every 9.62 days, 9 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 5,300 K |
| Mass | 0.95 solar masses |
| Radius | 1.11 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 1.133 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 12.213 |
| Age | about 12.97 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 1013.8 light-years (310.8 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 168.2929°, Dec -17.6578° |
| Constellation | Crater |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASP-162 b | 9.62 days | 0.0871 AU | 11.209 R⊕ | 1652.7 M⊕ | Transit, 2018 |
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.