SpazeUltra-hot Jupiter, 403 light years away, WASP-18
WASP-18 b
A ultra-hot jupiter 403 light years away that circles its star every 22.6 hours. Found in 2009.
- Distance
- 403 light years
- Year
- 22.6 hours
- Size
- 1.2 × Jupiter
- Temperature
- 2,156 °C
- Mass
- 10.2 × Jupiter
- Found
- 2009, SuperWASP
Can we live on WASP-18 b?
Air: H₂, He. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 16.79 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 1175 kg there.
Temperature: 2,156 °C on average.
Clouds: Day side 2,700 °C, splitting water apart.
Atmosphere
- H₂
- He
- H₂O
- CO
Measured by JWST