WASP-8b

WASP-8b is an extrasolar planet discovered (with their stars) in the SuperWASP batch -6b to -15b. On 1 April 2008, Dr. Don Pollacco of Queen's University Belfast announced them at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2008). This system is located 89 parsecs away, which is closer than most Hot Jupiters. It is denser than Jupiter. The planet orbits retrograde to the spin of the parent star, spin-orbit angle been equal to -123+3.4−4.4°. Its measured dayside temperature is 1552 K, much hotter than equilibrium temperature of 948 K.

WASP-8b

WASP-8b is an extrasolar planet discovered (with their stars) in the SuperWASP batch -6b to -15b. On 1 April 2008, Dr. Don Pollacco of Queen's University Belfast announced them at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2008). This system is located 89 parsecs away, which is closer than most Hot Jupiters. It is denser than Jupiter. The planet orbits retrograde to the spin of the parent star, spin-orbit angle been equal to -123+3.4−4.4°. Its measured dayside temperature is 1552 K, much hotter than equilibrium temperature of 948 K.