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WASP-16b is an extrasolar planet that travels around its star WASP-16 every 3.12 days. Likely a hot Jupiter. Its mass is near .855 of Jupiter the radius is 1.008 of Jupiter. It was discovered in 2009 by a team led by T.A. Lister as part of the Wide Angle Search for Planets project.

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