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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

WASP-6 b

Orbits Host Star: WASP-6 · Distance: 642.900 Light-Years (197.119 pc)
Planetary Radius
12.543 R⊕
Planetary Mass
148.426 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.94 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1167K (+894°C / +1641°F)
Orbital Period
3.361 days
Discovery Year
2009 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1167 K · +894°C / +1641°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: SuperWASP.

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