WASP-100b

WASP-100b is a highly irradiated exoplanet belonging to the hot Jupiter class of planets. It orbits at a distance of 0.04 AU around a star named WASP-100 located around 1,188 light years from Earth. It has a mass of 1.26 Jupiters and a radius of 1.33 Jupiters.^[1][2]

WASP-100b

Discovery
Discovery date	2014
Detection method	Transit
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.04 AU
Eccentricity	0.0
Orbital period (sidereal)	2.849380
Inclination	82.60
Star	WASP-100
Physical characteristics
Mass	1.26 MJ

The dayside temperature of WASP-100b has a maximum temperature of 2710 Kelvin. WASP-100b has a warm nightside temperature of 2380 Kelvin. It was also found that the planet has efficient heat redistribution which manifest itself as a substantial eastward hotspot.^[3]