Imaginary Picture of WASP-178 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-178 b around the hoststar WASP-178
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-178 b
Alternate Name : KELT-26 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.9400 (Rjup) 21.7455 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.4100 (Mjup) 448.2926 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0558 (AU) 0.0558 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0092
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.34 (Days Obs.) 3.47 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9480
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 7118997.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2305.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2165.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1751.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2741.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2574.7 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : WASP-178
Alternate Name : "KELT-26, HD 134004"
Star Distance(LY) : 1410.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.9 (Msun Measured) 2.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.4 (GY)
Temperature : 8640 (K)
Spectral type : A1IV-V
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 1.8
Apparent Magnitude: 9.9
Right Ascension(RA) 227.2704
Declination (DEC) -42.7050
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 07829-02324
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-178+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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WASP-178 b
WASP-178 b

  • WASP-178 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-178, located about 1410.8 light-years (432.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2019.
  • The host star WASP-178 has apparent magnitude of 9.9, with absolute magnitude of 1.8.
  • It is 1.9 times more massive and 1.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 8640 with its spectral types of A1IV-V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-178 b orbits around the star WASP-178 every 3.3 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 8347561.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-178 b around its host star WASP-178)


  • The Star WASP-178 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 2.913 AU ( 435711788.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 4.026 AU ( 602267556.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 6.135 AU ( 917722475.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 9.027 AU ( 1350468824.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-178 b : 7118996.97 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-178)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-178 distance : 2.792 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-178 distance : 3.537 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-178 distance : 3.416 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-178 distance : 3.735 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-178 distance : 6.112 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-178 distance : 6.444 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-178)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-178 distance : 2.881 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-178 distance : 3.603 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-178 distance : 3.812 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-178 distance : 6.213 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-178 distance : 6.460 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-178)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-178 and its Exoplanet WASP-178 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-178 and its Exoplanet WASP-178 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-178*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102