WASP-79 b
Orbiting WASP-79
WASP-79 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-79, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
17.15
Earth radii
Mass
270.15
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.7
days
Distance
246.7
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1716
K
Radius (Earth radii)
17.15
Mass (Earth masses)
270.15
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1716 K
Orbital Period
3.66 days
Distance from Earth
246.7 pc (~805 ly)
Spectral Type
F5
Temperature
6600 K
Mass (Solar)
1.39 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.51 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
66.3709°, -30.6004°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: WASP-79 b
WASP-79 b orbits WASP-79 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 17.15 Earth radii, a mass of 270.15 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.66 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,716 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 246.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F5, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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