F-type star · yellow-white star
WASP-78
6100 K
temperature
2.46 R☉
radius
1.87 M☉
mass
5.791 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,460 ly away
At light speed, about 2,460 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.06×
as hot as the Sun
2.46×
the Sun's width
1.87×
the Sun's mass
5.79×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.
Can you see it tonight?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.0To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from WASP-78's temperature, not a photograph.