F-type star · yellow-white star
WASP-18
6432 K
temperature
1.32 R☉
radius
1.29 M☉
mass
2.680 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 403 ly away
At light speed, about 403 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.11×
as hot as the Sun
1.32×
the Sun's width
1.29×
the Sun's mass
2.68×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →WASP-18 bGas giant · ESI 0.0513.90 R⊕ · 22.6 hours year
- Explore →WASP-18 cGas giant · ESI 0.068.58 R⊕ · 2.2 days year
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?
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 9.3To see it 50 mm binoculars
Illustration generated from WASP-18's temperature, not a photograph.