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).
At 49 parsecs away, this system is the closest of the WASP-discovered systems: closer to Earth than are HD 17156 and HD 149026. It is denser than Jupiter. If it were possible to stand on its surface, one would experience a gravitational pull of approximately g, resulting in difficulty breathing and eventual brain damage.
The planet orbits retrograde.
The equilibrium temperature is 950 K, but this oscillates due to eccentricity.Patricio Cubillos et al., "The Characterization of the Cool and Eccentric Exoplanet WASP-8b with Spitzer" in DPS Annual Meeting session " 103.Extrasolar Planets: Atmospheric Chemistry and Characterization" (Monday, Oct 15, 2012, 11:40 AM -11:50 AM).
==See also==
* SuperWASP
==References==
==External links==
*http://www.superwasp.org/wasp_planets.htm
*http://exoplanet.eu/planet.php?p1=WASP-8&p2=b
Category:Exoplanets
Category:Transiting exoplanets
Category:Hot Jupiters
Category:Gas giants
Category:Exoplanets discovered in 2008
Category:Sculptor (constellation)
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