What it’s like to stand here
WASP-148 b
weight
1.27 g
sun
11.1× wider
sky
warm white

Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.

Gas giant

WASP-148 b

Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.

WASP-148
host star
8.47 R⊕
radius
91.22 M⊕
mass · measured
8.8 days
orbital period
667°C (1232°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.27 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
8.8 days
one year, in Earth time
11.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.8×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 803 ly away
Jet airliner
964 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
803 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
293 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthWASP-148 b is 8.5× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
WASP-148
G · 2 planets
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Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.0
ConstellationHercules
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from WASP-148 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.