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WASP-18 b

Host star WASP-18 • 13.35 R⊕ • 0.94 d orbit

Records

17

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

13.35 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

3302.3 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-18

2400 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-18

Discovery

Transit

Year

2009

Period

0.94 day

Radius

13.06 Rearth

Mass

3314.8 Mearth

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 13.35 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-18 b

13.35 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

17

Refs

17

Methods

1

Discoverystable

17 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

17 values • 1 distinct

Perioddisputed

14 values • 2 distinct

Radiusdisputed

11 values • 10 distinct

Massdisputed

12 values • 11 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

5 values • 5 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 day13.06 Rearth3314.8 MearthHellier et al. 2009
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 day15.34 Rearth2251 KExoFOP
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 day14.20 Rearth3213.3 MearthTriaud et al. 2010
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 day13.35 Rearth3305.4 MearthShporer et al. 2019
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 day3314.8 MearthPearson 2019
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3327.7 MearthKnutson et al. 2014
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 day13.45 Rearth3636.0 MearthStassun et al. 2017
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L13.06 Rearth3315.0 MearthSouthworth et al. 2009
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 dayIvshina & Winn 2022
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 dayKokori et al. 2022
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8LCsizmadia et al. 2019
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 dayKokori et al. 2023
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 day12.98 Rearth3270.5 Mearth2392 KSouthworth 2010
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 day13.04 Rearth3299.1 Mearth2413 KSouthworth 2012
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 day13.90 Rearth3241.8 Mearth2429 KCortés-Zuleta et al. 2020
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.90 day14.60 Rearth3241.7 Mearth2400 KSalz et al. 2015
2009TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L0.94 day12.40 Rearth3241.9 MearthBonomo et al. 2017