WASP-78 b
Orbiting WASP-78
WASP-78 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-78, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
21.63
Earth radii
Mass
352.79
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.2
days
Distance
754.3
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
21.63
Mass (Earth masses)
352.79
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017
Orbital Period
2.175+0.000−0.000days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
352.79+171.63−171.63
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
1.1100+0.5400−0.5400
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
113.80+9.10−9.10m/s
Distance from Earth
754.3 pc (~2460 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6100 K
Mass (Solar)
1.87 M☉
Radius (Solar)
2.46 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
63.7563°, -22.1164°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: WASP-78 b
WASP-78 b orbits WASP-78 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 21.63 Earth radii, a mass of 352.79 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.18 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 754.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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