Imaginary Picture of WASP-18 c

Display orbital revolution of WASP-18 c around the hoststar WASP-18
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-18 c
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.1737 (Mjup) 55.2258 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0351 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0090
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0059
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.16 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.5333
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 2528305.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1779.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1671.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1352.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2116.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1987.6 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : TTV
Mass Detection : TTV
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : WASP-18
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 404.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.2 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.2 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.6 (GY)
Temperature : 6400 (K)
Spectral type : F6
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 3.8
Apparent Magnitude: 9.3
Right Ascension(RA) 24.3543
Declination (DEC) -45.6778
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 08040-00072
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-18+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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WASP-18 c
WASP-18 c

  • WASP-18 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-18, located about 404.2 light-years (123.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2019.
  • The host star WASP-18 has apparent magnitude of 9.3, with absolute magnitude of 3.8.
  • It is 1.2 times more massive and 1.2 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6400 with its spectral types of F6
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-18 c orbits around the star WASP-18 every 2.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5249018.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-18 c around its host star WASP-18)


  • The Star WASP-18 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.091 AU ( 163276308.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.509 AU ( 225690527.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.299 AU ( 343902418.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.383 AU ( 506067473.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-18 c : 2528305.11 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-18)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-18 distance : 1.089 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-18 distance : 1.380 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-18 distance : 1.332 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-18 distance : 1.460 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-18 distance : 2.404 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-18 distance : 2.535 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-18)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-18 distance : 1.106 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-18 distance : 1.415 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-18 distance : 1.463 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-18 distance : 2.447 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-18 distance : 2.545 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-18)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-18 and its Exoplanet WASP-18 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-18 and its Exoplanet WASP-18 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-18*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102