What it’s like to stand here
WASP-48 b
weight
0.90 g
sun
45.2× wider
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

WASP-48 b

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

WASP-48
host star
16.81 R⊕
radius
254 M⊕
mass · measured
2.1 days
orbital period
1762°C (3203°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.90 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
2.1 days
one year, in Earth time
45.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.1×
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 · 1,481 ly away
Jet airliner
1.8 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,481 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthWASP-48 b is 17× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
WASP-48
5920 K host star · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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 11.6
ConstellationCygnus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from WASP-48 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.