WASP-10

WASP-10
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 23h 15m 58.3005s[1]
Declination +31° 27′ 46.295″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.7
Characteristics
Spectral type K5
Apparent magnitude (B) ~12.4[2]
Apparent magnitude (R) ~12.03[2]
Apparent magnitude (J) 10.603 ±0.026[2]
Apparent magnitude (H) 10.117 ±0.029[2]
Apparent magnitude (K) 9.983 ±0.018[2]
Variable type V*(1SWASP)[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 25.110±0.052[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −25.269±0.048[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.0636 ± 0.0372[1] mas
Distance462 ± 2 ly
(141.6 ± 0.7 pc)
Details
Mass0.71 −0.071+0.086 M☉
Radius0.783 −0.043+0.035 R☉
Temperature4675 ±100 K
Metallicity0.03 ±0.2
Age0.8 ±0.2 G years
Other designations
GSC 02752-00114, 2MASS J23155829+3127462, UCAC2 42862442, GSC2 N0013312406, 1SWASP J231558.30+312746.4, USNO-B1.0 1214-00586164[2]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia		data

WASP-10 is a star in the constellation Pegasus. The SuperWASP project has observed and classified this star as a variable star, perhaps due to the eclipsing planet.[2]

Planetary system

The WASP-10 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(days)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 3.06+0.23
−0.21 MJ		 0.0371+0.0014
−0.0013		 3.0927616+0.0000112
−0.0000182		 0.057+0.011
−0.005		 — —
c (unconfirmed) 0.1 MJ — 5.23 days — — —

WASP-10b

WASP-10b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008.[3]

WASP-10c

WASP-10c is an as yet unconfirmed extrasolar planet inferred from transit time variations of WASP-10b's transits. It was discovered in 2010.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia Data Release 2 Vizier catalog entry
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "SIMBAD query result: GSC 02752-00114 -- Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  3. ↑ Christian; Gibson, N. P.; Simpson, E. K.; Street, R. A.; Skillen, I.; Pollacco, D.; Collier Cameron, A.; Joshi, Y. C.; et al. (December 29, 2008). "WASP-10b: a 3MJ, gas-giant planet transiting a late-type K star". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 392 (4): 1585–1590. arXiv:0806.1482. Bibcode:2009MNRAS.392.1585C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.14164.x.
  4. ↑ "The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia - WASP-10". Archived from the original on 2011-01-03.
  • "WASP-10". Exoplanets. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

Coordinates: 23h 15m 58.299s, +31° 27′ 46.28″


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