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Exoplanet WASP-48 b
Exoplanet WASP-48 b orbits star WASP-48 that lies 1507 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 311.549 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
1507 light years
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WASP-48 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP-48
Distance from the star: 0.03444 AU
Orbit around star: 2.143634 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP-48 b around its star is 2.143634 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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Basic characteristic
Mass: 311.549 M Earth
| 0.9803 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP-48 b has 311.549 Earth masses (or 0.9803 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: 18.719 R Earth | 1.7 R Jupiter
Density: 262 kg/m3 | 4.75 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2011 (transit)Advertisement
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP-48 b has 98 % of 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 | 5664.53 | 382.27 | 311.55 | 2832.26 | 0.98 | 3.27 | 21.34 | 18.11 |
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Size | 48.89 | 19.7 | 18.72 | 35.32 | 1.67 | 2.06 | 4.68 | 4.93 |
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Density | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.38 | 0.21 | 0.15 |
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Distance | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.9 - 2.8 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.