Temperature
6250 K
6110 to 6250
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WASP-116
Unclassified star • 559.2 pc
Records
3
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
4
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 332911893
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Adopted host values from one source row
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: Schanche et al. 2025 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.25 Msun
1.15 to 1.25
Radius
1.43 Rsun
1.43 to 1.58
Age
1.70 Gyr
single adopted value
Distance
559.2 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.43 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
WASP-116
1.43 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
WASP-116 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2025
Period
6.61 days
Radius
13.67 R⊕
Mass
203.4 M⊕
Eq. Temp
1414 K
WASP-116: A Distant Star With a Single Known Planet
WASP-116 is a star 1820 light-years away with one known planet in orbit around it. The host star is 1.7 billion years old and has a mass of 1.25 solar masses, a radius of 1.43 solar radii, and a temperature of 6250 K. Its mass, radius, and temperature are each larger or hotter than the Sun's corresponding values.
The planet is WASP-116 b, a Jupiter-like world discovered by the transit method in 2025. A transit occurs when a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint, causing a small dip in observed brightness. WASP-116 b completes an orbit every 6.61 days. Its radius is 13.7 Earth radii, larger than Earth's, and its mass is 203 Earth masses. The planet's mean density is 0.438 g/cm³, which is 0.0795 times Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
3
Stellar refs
3
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agestable
Luminositystable
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed