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WASP-42 b
Orbiting WASP-42, discovered in 2012 (7517) by SuperWASP via the Transit method.
Planet
| Radius | 12.58 R⊕ |
| Mass | 167.50 M⊕ |
| Orbital period | 4.98 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years) |
| Orbital eccentricity | Unknown |
| Equilibrium temperature | 1021 K (748 °C) |
Host star — WASP-42
| Temperature | 5315 K (5042 °C) |
| Radius | 0.89 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.95 M☉ |
Location
| Distance from Earth | 177.3 pc (~578 light-years) |
| Right ascension / Declination | 192.9812 / -42.0736 |
Last refreshed 2026-09-14 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.