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WASP-8

G8 V • 89.96 pc

Records

12

literature rows

Planets

2

system count

References

13

distinct source labels

TIC: TIC 183532609

Approximate color

from effective temperature

Canonical Summary

Adopted host values from all rows

Numeric fields use the median of non-null measurements. Disagreement stays visible through ranges, counts, and provenance.

Temperature

5600 K

5589 to 5690

11 values • 4 distinct

Mass

1.04 Msun

0.99 to 1.34

7 values • 5 distinct

Radius

0.99 Rsun

0.94 to 1.07

9 values • 7 distinct

Age

3 Gyr

1.60 to 4

3 values • 3 distinct

Luminosity

-0.06 log(Lsun)

-0.06 to -0.06

2 values • 2 distinct

Distance

89.96 pc

single adopted value

12 values • 1 distinct

Spectral Type

G8 V

Consistent across records

G8 V (1)

Planets

2

Stable across source rows

2

System Layout

Known planets

2 planets linked to this host

WASP-8 c

Radial Velocity

Discovery

2013

Period

4323 days

Radius

Mass

3003.4 M⊕

Eq. Temp

WASP-8 b

Transit

Discovery

2010

Period

8.16 days

Radius

12.55 R⊕

Mass

696.0 M⊕

Eq. Temp

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

12

Stellar refs

12

System refs

1

Distancestable

12 values • 1 distinct

Parallaxstable

12 values • 1 distinct

Temperaturedisputed

11 values • 4 distinct

Massdisputed

7 values • 5 distinct

Radiusdisputed

9 values • 7 distinct

Agedisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Luminositydisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

6 values • 4 distinct

Metallicitydisputed

6 values • 3 distinct

Spectral Typestable

1 values • 1 distinct

ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
56901.070.96389.96Borsato et al. 2021TICv8
56000.9489.96Bourrier et al. 2017TICv8
56001.60G8 V89.96Salz et al. 2015TICv8
56901.041.0789.96Mortier et al. 2013TICv8
56001.341.0389.96Stassun et al. 2017TICv8
1.0489.96Knutson et al. 2014TICv8
56001.030.9489.96Queloz et al. 2010TICv8
560089.96Yalçınkaya et al. 2024TICv8
56001.030.94489.96Bonomo et al. 2017TICv8
55890.991.00-0.0689.96TICv8TICv8
5600189.96ExoFOPTICv8
56100.99-0.0689.96Gaia DR2TICv8