WASP-36

WASP-36 is a yellow-white dwarf star located approximately 157 parsecs (512 light-years) away in the constellation Hydra. It is designated as a G8V star, indicating it is a main-sequence star similar to our Sun, but slightly cooler and less massive. WASP-36 is notable for hosting an extrasolar planet, WASP-36b.

WASP-36b is a hot Jupiter exoplanet orbiting WASP-36. It was discovered in 2010 by the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) project using the transit method. WASP-36b has a mass of approximately 2.34 times that of Jupiter and a radius about 1.32 times that of Jupiter. Its orbital period is very short, at approximately 1.54 days, resulting in extremely high temperatures on the planet due to its proximity to its host star. The planet's atmosphere is subject to intense irradiation from WASP-36. Studies of WASP-36b have contributed to our understanding of hot Jupiter atmospheres and their composition. Further research continues to refine the planetary parameters and investigate the potential presence of other planets in the WASP-36 system.