WASP-178 b
Orbiting WASP-178
WASP-178 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-178, discovered in 2019 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
20.29
Earth radii
Mass
527.60
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.3
days
Distance
427.7
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
2470
K
Radius (Earth radii)
20.29
Mass (Earth masses)
527.60
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
2470 K
Orbital Period
3.34 days
Distance from Earth
427.7 pc (~1395 ly)
Spectral Type
A1 IV-V
Temperature
9360 K
Mass (Solar)
2.07 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.67 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
227.2703°, -42.7050°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2019
Source ID: WASP-178 b
WASP-178 b orbits WASP-178 and was reported in 2019 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 20.29 Earth radii, a mass of 527.6 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.34 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 2,470 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 427.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as A1 IV-V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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