Discovery Method
Transit
Consistent across records
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WASP-116 b
Host star WASP-116 • 13.67 R⊕ • 6.61 d orbit
Records
2
archive rows
Discovery
2025
Transit
Radius
13.67 R⊕
default parameter set
Mass
203.4 M⊕
default parameter set
WASP-116
1414 K equilibrium
Canonical Summary
Adopted planet values from the default parameter set
Values come from the archive's default parameter set. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Selected source: Schanche et al. 2025
Host Star
WASP-116
Stable across source rows
Discovery Year
2025
Stable across source rows
Orbital Period
6.61 day
6.61 to 6.61
Semi-Major Axis
0.07 au
single adopted value
Radius
13.67 Rearth
13.67 to 15.54
Mass
203.4 Mearth
single adopted value
Density
0.43 g/cm**3
single adopted value
Equilibrium Temperature
1414 K
1389 to 1414
Scale Comparison
Radius against familiar reference worlds
Current adopted radius: 13.67 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius
Earth
1.0 R⊕ baseline
WASP-116 b
13.67 R⊕
Jupiter
11.2 R⊕ reference
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
2
Refs
2
Methods
1
Discoverystable
Facilitystable
Periodstable
Radiusdisputed
Massstable
Eq. Tempdisputed
| Year | Method | Facility | Telescope | Period | Radius | Mass | Eq. Temp | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Transit | SuperWASP | Canon 200mm f/1.8L | 6.61 day | 13.67 Rearth | 203.4 Mearth | 1414 K | Schanche et al. 2025 |
| 2025 | Transit | SuperWASP | Canon 200mm f/1.8L | 6.61 day | 15.54 Rearth | — | 1389 K | ExoFOP |