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WASP-5 b

Orbiting WASP-5, discovered in 2008 (7513) by SuperWASP via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius12.18 R⊕
Mass502.15 M⊕
Orbital period1.63 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.038
Equilibrium temperature1706 K (1433 °C)

Host star — WASP-5

Temperature5700 K (5427 °C)
Radius1.03 R☉
Mass0.96 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth309.1 pc (~1008 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination359.3490 / -41.2772

Last refreshed 2026-09-14 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.