G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
WASP-8
5690 K
temperature
0.96 R☉
radius
1.04 M☉
mass
0.876 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 293 ly away
At light speed, about 293 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.99×
as hot as the Sun
0.96×
the Sun's width
1.04×
the Sun's mass
0.88×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →WASP-8 bGas giant · ESI 0.1312.67 R⊕ · year: 8.2 days
- Explore →WASP-8 cGas giant · ESI 0.2612.50 R⊕ · year: 11.8 years
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.
Can you see it tonight?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 9.8To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from WASP-8's temperature, not a photograph.