Imaginary Picture of WASP-79 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-79 b around the hoststar WASP-79
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-79 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.7000 (Rjup) 19.0553 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.9000 (Mjup) 286.1442 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0539 (AU) 0.0539 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0100
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.66 (Days Obs.) 3.66 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.7880
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 2154223.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1709.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1605.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1299.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2033.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1909.6 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : WASP-79
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 782.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.6 (Msun Measured) 1.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6600 (K)
Spectral type : F3
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 3.2
Apparent Magnitude: 10.1
Right Ascension(RA) 66.3709
Declination (DEC) -30.6006
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 07038-00834
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors CUTRI R.M.; SKRUTSKIE M.F.; VAN DYK S.; BEICHMAN C.A.; CARPENTER J.M.; CHESTER T.; CAMBRESY L.; EVANS T.; FOWLER J.; GIZIS J.; HOWARD E.; HUCHRA J.; JARRETT T.; KOPAN E.L.; KIRKPATRICK J.D.; LIGHT R.M.; MARSH K.A.; McCALLON H.; SCHNEIDER S.; STIENING R.;
Discovery Paper - Title 2MASS All Sky Catalog of point sources.
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-79+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/WASP-79%20b/
WASP-79 b
WASP-79 b

  • WASP-79 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-79, located about 782.8 light-years (240.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2012.
  • The host star WASP-79 has apparent magnitude of 10.1, with absolute magnitude of 3.2.
  • It is 1.6 times more massive and 1.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6600 with its spectral types of F3
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-79 b orbits around the star WASP-79 every 3.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 8063325.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-79 b around its host star WASP-79)


  • The Star WASP-79 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.548 AU ( 231520702.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.139 AU ( 320022114.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 3.260 AU ( 487642881.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 4.797 AU ( 717587862.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-79 b : 2154223.30 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-79)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-79 distance : 1.527 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-79 distance : 1.934 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-79 distance : 1.868 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-79 distance : 2.046 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-79 distance : 3.359 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-79 distance : 3.543 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-79)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-79 distance : 1.556 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-79 distance : 1.982 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-79 distance : 2.060 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-79 distance : 3.421 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-79 distance : 3.557 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-79)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-79 and its Exoplanet WASP-79 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-79 and its Exoplanet WASP-79 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-79*)
    *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