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WASP-8 b

Host star WASP-8 • 12.09 R⊕ • 8.16 d orbit

Records

11

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

12.09 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

705.6 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-8

1004.5 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-8

Discovery

Transit

Year

2010

Period

8.16 day

Radius

12.74 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

1059 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 12.09 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-8 b

12.09 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

11

Refs

11

Methods

1

Discoverystable

11 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

11 values • 1 distinct

Perioddisputed

11 values • 2 distinct

Radiusdisputed

6 values • 5 distinct

Massdisputed

6 values • 6 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2010TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L8.16 day12.74 Rearth1059 KExoFOP
2010TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L8.16 dayKokori et al. 2023
2010TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L8.16 day711.9 MearthKnutson et al. 2014
2010TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L8.16 dayBourrier et al. 2017
2010TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L8.16 dayYalçınkaya et al. 2024
2010TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L8.16 day11.63 Rearth677.6 MearthBonomo et al. 2017
2010TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L8.16 day12.55 Rearth696.0 MearthBorsato et al. 2021
2010TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L8.20 day11.20 Rearth699.2 Mearth950 KSalz et al. 2015
2010TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L8.16 dayIvshina & Winn 2022
2010TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L8.16 day12.67 Rearth807.3 MearthStassun et al. 2017
2010TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L8.16 day11.63 Rearth713.2 MearthQueloz et al. 2010