WASP-100b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 2014 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.04 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0 |
| 2.849380 | |
| Inclination | 82.60 |
| Star | WASP-100 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 1.26 MJ |
WASP-100b is a highly irradiated exoplanet belonging to the hot Jupiter class of planets. It orbits at a distance of 0.04 AU around a star named WASP-100 located around 1,188 light years from Earth. It has a mass of 1.26 Jupiters and a radius of 1.33 Jupiters.
The dayside temperature of WASP-100b has a maximum temperature of 2710 Kelvin. WASP-100b has a warm nightside temperature of 2380 Kelvin. It was also found that the planet has efficient heat redistribution which manifest itself as a substantial eastward hotspot.