WASP-79b
 Artist impression of WASP-79b | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Smalley et al. |
| Discovery date | June 1 2012 |
| Transit method | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.05014+0.00034 −0.00035 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| 3.66239094(60) days | |
| Inclination | 85.52°±0.1° |
| Star | WASP-79 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.756±0.031 RJ | |
| Mass | 0.835±0.077 MJ |
| Temperature | 1,747±27 K |
WASP-79b, also known as Pollera, is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star WASP-79 (Montuno). This planet is in the constellation Eridanus, and is about 780 light-years from Earth.
The name, Pollera, was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Panama, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. A pollera is the traditional costume the woman wears in the "El Punto", a Panamanian dance.