RA 41.6392° · Dec -0.4641° · exoplanet
7 more points to reach Epic.
WASP-138 b is a rare exoplanet. It lies about 1,351 light-years from Earth, shines at apparent magnitude 11.8, has an equilibrium temperature near 1,590 K and spans roughly 12.22 Earth radii.
Its surface is almost certainly an ocean of molten rock, kept liquid by the star it hugs.
At apparent magnitude 11.8, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, WASP-138 b is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
WASP-138 b scores 43 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Confirmed exoplanet, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Gas giant, Lava world, Tidally locked and Blasted by starlight — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.