What it’s like to stand here
WASP-8 c
weight
≥ 19.22 g
sun
0.18× as wide
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

WASP-8 c

Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.

WASP-8
host star
12.50 R⊕
radius
3,003 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
11.8 years
orbital period
-156°C (-249°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 19.22 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
11.8 years
one year, in Earth time
0.18× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 293 ly away
Jet airliner
352 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
457,608 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
293 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
107 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthWASP-8 c is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
WASP-8
G8 V · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 9.8
ConstellationSculptor
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from WASP-8 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.