stars
exoplanets
news
Exoplanet WASP 16 b
Exoplanet WASP 16 b orbits star WASP 16 that lies 628 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 271.81 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
628 light years
628 light years
Loading may take a moment.
WASP 16 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP 16
Distance from the star: 0.0421 AU
Orbit around star: 3.118531 days
+
Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP 16 b around its star is 3.118531 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
Basic characteristic
Mass: 271.81 M Earth
| 0.8553 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 16 b has 271.81 Earth masses (or 0.8553 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: 11.299 R Earth | 1 R Jupiter
Density: 1039 kg/m3 | 18.85 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2009 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TYC 6147-229-1 b, GSC 06147-00229 b, SDSS J141843.92-201631.8 b, 2MASS J14184392-2016317 b, Gaia DR2 6283723285046532864 b
TYC 6147-229-1 b, GSC 06147-00229 b, SDSS J141843.92-201631.8 b, 2MASS J14184392-2016317 b, Gaia DR2 6283723285046532864 b
Advertisement
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 16 b has 86 % of mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mass | 4942 | 333.51 | 271.81 | 2471 | 0.86 | 2.86 | 18.62 | 15.8 |
|
Size | 29.51 | 11.89 | 11.3 | 21.32 | 1.01 | 1.24 | 2.82 | 2.97 |
|
Density | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.84 | 1.49 | 0.83 | 0.6 |
|
Distance | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |