The WASP-79 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 804.59 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.43 solar masses |
Radius | 1.6 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6600 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.03 decimal exponent |
Age | 1.4 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-79 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 270.156 Earth masses |
Density | 0.130 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 18.719 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0519 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 3.662 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 |