The WASP-78 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 2460.06 light years away from the solar system.
| Mass | 1.87 solar masses |
| Radius | 2.46 solar radiae |
| Temperature | 6100 kelvin |
| Stellar Metallicity | -0.35 decimal exponent |
| Age | 2.8 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-78 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
| Mass | 352.791 Earth masses |
| Density | 0.131 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 21.633 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 0.03488 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| Orbital Period | 2.175 days |
| Discovery Method | Transit |
| Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
| Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
| Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
| Discovery Date | 2012-11 |
| Reference | Smalley et al. 2012 |