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WASP-6 b

Orbiting WASP-6, discovered in 2009 (7514) by SuperWASP via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius12.54 R⊕
Mass148.43 M⊕
Orbital period3.36 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricityUnknown
Equilibrium temperature1167 K (894 °C)

Host star — WASP-6

Temperature5438 K (5165 °C)
Radius0.79 R☉
Mass0.85 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth197.1 pc (~643 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination348.1571 / -22.6741

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