A-type star · white star
WASP-178
9360 K
temperature
1.67 R☉
radius
2.07 M☉
mass
16.4 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,395 ly away
At light speed, about 1,395 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.62×
as hot as the Sun
1.67×
the Sun's width
2.07×
the Sun's mass
16.40×
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 9.9To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from WASP-178's temperature, not a photograph.