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Exoplanet WASP-43 b
Exoplanet WASP-43 b orbits star WASP-43 that lies 284 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 652.345 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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WASP-43 b
Exoplanet, gas giant, ultra-short period
Star: WASP-43
Distance from the star: 0.01526 AU
Orbit around star: 0.813477 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP-43 b around its star is 0.813477 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Eccentricity: 0.0035Basic characteristic
Mass: 652.345 M Earth
| 2.0527 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP-43 b has 652.345 Earth masses (or 2.0527 Jupiter masses).
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 11.612 R Earth | 1 R Jupiter
Density: 2297 kg/m3 | 41.67 % Earth
Temperature: 1666 K | 1392.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2011 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
GSC 05490-00141 b, 2MASS J10193800-0948225 b, DENIS J101938.0-094822 b, TIC 36734222 b
GSC 05490-00141 b, 2MASS J10193800-0948225 b, DENIS J101938.0-094822 b, TIC 36734222 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP-43 b has 2.05 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 11860.82 | 800.42 | 652.35 | 5930.41 | 2.05 | 6.85 | 44.68 | 37.93 |
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Size | 30.33 | 12.22 | 11.61 | 21.91 | 1.04 | 1.28 | 2.9 | 3.06 |
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Density | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.56 | 1.85 | 3.3 | 1.83 | 1.33 |
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Distance | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 3.79 | 2.26 | 5.78 | 8.01 | 10.22 | 12.53 | 21.36 | 23.14 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.36 - 0.52 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.