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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

WASP-61 b

Orbits Host Star: WASP-61 · Distance: 1593.800 Light-Years (488.660 pc)
Planetary Radius
15.805 R⊕
Planetary Mass
851.784 M⊕
Surface Gravity
3.41 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1624K (1351°C)
Orbital Period
3.856 days
Discovery Year
2012 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1624 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: SuperWASP.

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