WASP-10b

WASP-10b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets

Size comparison of WASP-10b with Jupiter.
Parent star
Star WASP-10
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension (α) 23h 15m 58.3005s[1]
Declination (δ) +31° 27′ 46.295″[1]
Apparent magnitude (mV) 12.70
Distance462±2[1] ly
(141.6±0.7[1] pc)
Spectral type K5
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.0371+0.0014
−0.0013 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.057+0.011
−0.005
Orbital period(P) 3.0927616+1.12E-5
−1.82E-5 d
Inclination (i) 86.8+0.6
−0.5°
Argument of
periastron		 (ω) 2.737+0.194
−0.166°
Time of transit (Tt) 2454357.85803+0.00042
−0.0003 JD
Physical characteristics
Mass(m)3.06+0.23
−0.21 MJ
Radius(r)1.08 ± 0.02 RJ
Density(ρ)3220 kg m−3
Surface gravity(g)6.93 g
Temperature (T) 1300
Discovery information
Discovery date April 1, 2008
Discoverer(s) Cameron et al. (SuperWASP)
Discovery method Transit
Discovery site SAAO
Discovery status Published
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia		data
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

WASP-10b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008 by SuperWASP using the transit method. Follow-up radial velocity observations showed that it is three times more massive than Jupiter, while the transit observations showed that its radius is 8% bigger than Jupiter, quite small for a Hot Jupiter but this is due to its high mass. This makes the density of this planet similar to our Moon. Its takes 3 days to orbit around the star, in contrast to 365 days for the Earth to go around the Sun.[2] [3] It is the only confirmed extrasolar planet in WASP-10's planetary system, since the only other detected planet in WASP-10's planetary system, WASP-10c, is still unconfirmed.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. ↑ Johnson; Winn, Joshua N.; Cabrera, Nicole E.; Carter, Joshua A. (2009). "A SMALLER RADIUS FOR THE TRANSITING EXOPLANET WASP-10b". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 692 (2): L100–L104. arXiv:0812.0029. Bibcode:2009ApJ...692L.100J. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/692/2/L100.
  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. ↑ "Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia - WASP-10". Archived from the original on 2011-01-03.

Media related to WASP-10b at Wikimedia Commons

  • "WASP Planets". WASP Planets.
  • "WASP-10b". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.

Coordinates: 23h 15m 58s, +31° 27′ 46″

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