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 |