Hot Jupiter
WASP-44b is a Hot Jupiter with a mass of 0.889 times Jupiter's mass and a radius of 1.002 times that of Jupiter. Although less massive than Jupiter, the planet is bloated to a greater size because its proximity to its host star heats it, a common effect in such closely orbiting gas giants. WASP-44b orbits at a mean distance of 0.03473 AU, which is about 3% of the distance between the Earth and Sun. An orbit is completed every 2.4238039 days (58.171 hours).