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Exoplanet WASP-18b

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

a-exo99-32470

Date

2017-01-07

WASP-18b is a "hot Jupiter," a giant exoplanet that orbits very close to its star, located about 330 light years from Earth. Specifically, the mass of WASP-18b is estimated to be about ten times that of Jupiter, yet it orbits its star about once every 23 hours.