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WASP-87 b

Orbiting WASP-87, discovered in 2016 (7521) by Anglo-Australian Telescope via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius15.52 R⊕
Mass692.87 M⊕
Orbital period1.68 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.000
Equilibrium temperatureUnknown

Host star — WASP-87

Temperature6450 K (6177 °C)
Radius1.63 R☉
Mass1.20 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth298.4 pc (~973 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination185.3247 / -52.8408

Last refreshed 2026-09-13 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.