WASP-78 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting WASP-78.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 22 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 353 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 2.2 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 21.63 × Earth
- Mass
- 352.8 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 2.175 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- WASP-78
- Spectral class
- F — yellow-white
- Surface temperature
- 6,100 K
- Radius
- 2.46 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.87 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 2,460 light-years (754.3 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2012
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- SuperWASP
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.