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WASP-79 b
Orbiting WASP-79, discovered in 2012 (7517) by SuperWASP via the Transit method.
Planet
| Radius | 17.15 R⊕ |
| Mass | 270.15 M⊕ |
| Orbital period | 3.66 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years) |
| Orbital eccentricity | 0.000 |
| Equilibrium temperature | 1716 K (1443 °C) |
Host star — WASP-79
| Temperature | 6600 K (6327 °C) |
| Radius | 1.51 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.39 M☉ |
Location
| Distance from Earth | 246.7 pc (~805 light-years) |
| Right ascension / Declination | 66.3709 / -30.6004 |
Last refreshed 2026-09-14 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.