WASP-18 b, discovered in 2009, is a massive Hot Jupiter ~1.2 times Jupiter’s size but 10x heavier, orbiting an F-type star every 23 hours.
Extreme tides crushing it—dayside over 4,900°F (2,700°C).
Tidal doom: slowly spiraling in to destruction!
WASP-18 b, discovered in 2009, is a massive Hot Jupiter ~1.2 times Jupiter’s size but 10x heavier, orbiting an F-type star every 23 hours.
Extreme tides crushing it—dayside over 4,900°F (2,700°C).
Tidal doom: slowly spiraling in to destruction!