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Exoplanet WASP 148 b
Exoplanet WASP 148 b orbits star WASP 148 that lies 812 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 91.239 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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WASP 148 b
Exoplanet
Star: WASP 148
Distance from the star: 0.08215 AU
Orbit around star: 8.80345 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP 148 b around its star is 8.80345 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...
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Eccentricity: 0.208Basic characteristic
Mass: 91.239 M Earth
| 0.2871 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 148 b has 91.239 Earth masses (or 0.2871 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...
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Size: 8.474 R Earth | 0.8 R Jupiter
Density: 827 kg/m3 | 15.00 % Earth
Temperature: 940 K | 666.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2020 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
Gaia EDR3 1358355738906114816 b
Gaia EDR3 1358355738906114816 b
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WASP 148 system structure
Exoplanet WASP 148 b orbits star WASP 148, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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| WASP 148 b | 0.08 AU | 91.2 M⊕ | 8.5 R⊕ | 8.8 days | |||||
| WASP 148 c | 0.2 AU | 120.2 M⊕ | 34.6 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 148 b has 96 % of mass of Saturn and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 1658.89 | 111.95 | 91.24 | 829.45 | 0.29 | 0.96 | 6.25 | 5.3 |
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Size | 22.13 | 8.92 | 8.47 | 15.99 | 0.76 | 0.93 | 2.12 | 2.23 |
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Density | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 0.66 | 1.19 | 0.66 | 0.48 |
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Distance | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 2.14 | 1.28 | 3.26 | 4.52 | 5.77 | 7.07 | 12.05 | 13.06 |