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yellow, Sun-like star · G8V

WASP-8

WASP-8 is a yellow, Sun-like star 293 light-years from Earth, with a temperature of 5,600 K, 1.3 times the Sun's mass and an age of about 3 billion years. It has 2 known planets.

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Planets
2 
Distance
293 light-years90 pc
Star
5,600 K1 R☉

About this system

The innermost, WASP-8 b, circles it in 8.16 days; the outermost, WASP-8 c, in 11.8 years.

Worlds of WASP-8

NameTypeSizeA yearTemperature
WASP-8 bGas giant 1.1 × Jupiter8.16 days1,059 K
WASP-8 cGas giant 1.1 × Jupiter11.8 years117 K