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WASP-79 b

Host star WASP-79 • 18.00 R⊕ • 3.66 d orbit

Records

11

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

18.00 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

270.2 M⊕

median non-null value

WASP-79

1716.2 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

Fast scan of the current planet profile

This first pass still reads from the currently available detail payload. Canonical adopted summaries will replace first-row values in the next backend pass.

Host Star

WASP-79

Discovery

Transit

Year

2012

Period

3.66 day

Radius

23.43 Rearth

Mass

286.0 Mearth

Eq. Temp

1900 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 18.00 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

WASP-79 b

18.00 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

11

Refs

11

Methods

1

Discoverystable

11 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

11 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

11 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

6 values • 5 distinct

Massdisputed

5 values • 3 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

4 values • 3 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.66 day23.43 Rearth286.0 Mearth1900 KSmalley et al. 2012
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.66 day20.40 Rearth267.9 MearthBonomo et al. 2017
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.66 dayKokori et al. 2023
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.66 daySkaf et al. 2020
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.66 day17.28 Rearth1624.5 KExoFOP
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.66 dayIvshina & Winn 2022
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.66 day18.72 Rearth270.2 MearthStassun et al. 2017
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.66 dayKokori et al. 2022
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.66 dayPatel & Espinoza 2022
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.66 day17.15 Rearth270.2 Mearth1716.2 KBrown et al. 2017
2012TransitSuperWASPCanon 200mm f/1.8L3.66 day17.15 Rearth270.2 Mearth1716.2 KGressier et al. 2023