WASP-18 is 403 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F6 IV-V star; the first was found in 2009 by transit (SuperWASP).
Fly there in 3DWASP-18 b goes round its star every 22.6 hours, 93 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.
WASP-18 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only WASP-18 and its planets are drawn.
| Spectral type | F6 IV-V |
| Surface temperature | 6,432 K |
| Mass | 1.294 solar masses |
| Radius | 1.319 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 2.68 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 9.28 |
| Age | about 1.57 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 402.8 light-years (123.5 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 24.3545°, Dec -45.6778° |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASP-18 b | 22.6 hours | 0.0202 AU | 13.899 R⊕ | 3241.8 M⊕ | Transit, 2009 |
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.