WASP-18b

Summary

WASP-18b is an exoplanet^[1]. WASP-18b draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (exoplanet category, ranking #87 of 578).^[2]

Key Facts

• WASP-18b's image is recorded as Exoplanet Comparison WASP-18 b.png^[3].
• WASP-18b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[4].
• WASP-18b's constellation is recorded as Phoenix^[5].
• WASP-18b's Commons category is recorded as WASP-18 b^[6].
• WASP-18b's parent astronomical body is recorded as WASP-18^[7].
• WASP-18b's catalog code is recorded as HD 10069b^[8].
• WASP-18b's catalog code is recorded as TOI-185.01^[9].
• WASP-18b's catalog code is recorded as TOI-185b^[10].
• WASP-18b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 100100827b^[11].
• WASP-18b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2009-08-27T00:00:00Z^[12].
• WASP-18b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2009-08-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• WASP-18b's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07k5fc9^[14].
• WASP-18b's discovery method is recorded as transit method^[15].
• WASP-18b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0091'}^[16].
• WASP-18b's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+83.5'}^[17].
• WASP-18b's M sin i is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+10.14'}^[18].
• WASP-18b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+10.2'}^[19].
• WASP-18b's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+2069.0'}^[20].
• WASP-18b's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3421309', 'amount': '+1.24'}^[21].
• WASP-18b's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+0.941452417'}^[22].
• WASP-18b's angular distance is recorded as {'unit': 'Q829073', 'amount': '+0.000205'}^[23].
• WASP-18b's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+8.0694'}^[24].
• WASP-18b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.02024'}^[25].
• WASP-18b's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-85'}^[26].
• WASP-18b's SIMBAD ID is recorded as HD 10069b^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

WASP-18b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 10069b^[8], TOI-185.01^[9], TOI-185b^[10], and TIC 100100827b^[11].

Why It Matters

WASP-18b draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (exoplanet category, ranking #87 of 578).^[2] WASP-18b has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] WASP-18b is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]