ExoAtmospheres
IAC community database for exoplanet atmospheric observations
WASP-79 b
| Planet status | Confirmed |
|---|---|
| Planet type | Hot Jupiter |
| Period | 3.66239094 d |
| Mass | 0.835 MJ 265.363 M⊕ |
| Radius | 1.58 RJ 17.696 R⊕ |
| Semi major axis | 0.05014 AU |
| Star name | WASP-79 |
| Star distance | 240 pc |
| Star teff | 6600 K |
| Star radius | 1.64 R☉ |
| Temperature (calculated) | 1716 K |
| V | 10.1 mag |
| J | 9.299 mag |
| K | 9.056 mag |
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Molecules
Rayleigh Scattering: Detection
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HST STIS | The Hubble PanCET program: The near-ultraviolet transmission spectrum of WASP-79b2023, A. Gressier, A. Lecavelier des Etangs et al. |
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Na: Detection
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G-B: High resolution visible | A survey of sodium absorption in ten giant exoplanets with high-resolution transmission spectroscopy2022, Adam B. Langeveld, Nikku Madhusudhan et al. |
Report on a new detection of Na using HARPS |
H2O: Detection H-: Detection
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HST WFC3 | Five key exoplanet questions answered via the analysis of 25 hot Jupiter atmospheres in eclipse2022, Quentin Changeat, Billy Edwards et al. |
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Cloudy: Upper limit Dayside Temperature (occultation): 1900 K |
HST WFC3 | The Emission Spectrum of the Hot Jupiter WASP-79b from HST/WFC32021, Trevor O. Foote, Nikole K. Lewis et al. |
Combined with Spitzer photometry |
H2O: Detection H-: Upper limit
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HST STIS | HST PanCET Program: A Complete Near-UV to Infrared Transmission Spectrum for the Hot Jupiter WASP-79b2021, Alexander D. Rathcke, Ryan J. MacDonald et al. |
Joint HST new data analysis with previous data |
H2O: Detection FeH: Detection
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HST WFC3 | ARES. II. Characterizing the Hot Jupiters WASP-127 b, WASP-79 b, and WASP-62b with the Hubble Space Telescope2020, Skaf, Nour, Bieger, Michelle Fabienne et al. |
Best-fit retrievals include FeH, but it might also be another absorber |