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WASP-118 b

Host star WASP-118 • 15.63 R⊕ • 4.05 d orbit

Records

7

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

15.63 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

164.3 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-118

1753 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

Fast scan of the current planet profile

This first pass still reads from the currently available detail payload. Canonical adopted summaries will replace first-row values in the next backend pass.

Host Star

WASP-118

Discovery

Transit

Year

2016

Period

4.05 day

Radius

15.63 Rearth

Mass

165.3 Mearth

Eq. Temp

1753 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 15.63 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-118 b

15.63 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

7

Refs

7

Methods

1

Discoverystable

7 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

7 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

7 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

5 values • 5 distinct

Massdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.05 day15.63 Rearth165.3 Mearth1753 KMočnik et al. 2017
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.05 day12 RearthPetigura et al. 2018
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.05 dayKokori et al. 2023
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.05 day18.29 Rearth2509 KExoFOP
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.05 day14.94 RearthGajdoš et al. 2019
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.05 day16.14 Rearth163.4 Mearth1729 KHay et al. 2016
2016TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L4.05 dayIvshina & Winn 2022