WASP-188

Planetary system · 2202.5 light-years away · also TYC 2636-00734-1

WASP-188 is 2,203 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,850 K star; the first was found in 2025 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-188 b goes round its star every 5.75 days, 15 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,850 K
Mass1.5 solar masses
Radius1.83 solar radii
Luminosity5.531 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.165
Distance from the Sun2202.5 light-years (675.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 278.7820°, Dec 36.6156°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-188 b5.75 days0.0720 AU14.818 R⊕458.63 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.

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