WASP-16
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Virgo[1] |
Right ascension | 14h 18m 43.9233s[2] |
Declination | −20° 16′ 31.848″[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.309[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G3V[4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | ±0.32 12.51[5] |
Apparent magnitude (R) | ~11.00[5] |
Apparent magnitude (I) | ±0.02 10.49[5] |
Apparent magnitude (J) | ±0.024 9.984[5] |
Apparent magnitude (H) | ±0.022 9.659[5] |
Apparent magnitude (K) | ±0.023 9.589[5] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: ±1.019 −0.642[2] mas/yr Dec.: ±0.412 17.651[2] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 4.81 ± 0.30[2] mas |
Distance | 680 ± 40 ly (210 ± 10 pc) |
Details | |
Mass | ±0.101 1.022[4] M☉ |
Radius | ±0.054 0.946[4] R☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | ±0.2 4.5[4] cgs |
Temperature | ±150 5700[4] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | ±0.10 0.01[4] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | ±1.0 3.0[4] km/s |
Age | +5.8 −2.2 2.3[4] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Exoplanet Archive | data |
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | data |
WASP-16 is a magnitude 11 yellow dwarf main sequence star, with characteristics similar to our Sun,[5] located in the Virgo constellation.[1]
Planetary system
In 2009, a planet of the star was announced by the SuperWASP project. It appears to be another hot Jupiter type exoplanet.[4]
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
b | ±0.059 0.855 MJ | +0.001 −0.0018 0.0421 |
6009+0.0000146 −0.0000131 3.118 |
0 | — | — |
See also
References
- 1 2 "WASP-16b". Exoplanet Transit Database. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Brown, A. G. A; et al. (2016). "Gaia Data Release 1. Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 595. A2. arXiv:1609.04172. Bibcode:2016A&A...595A...2G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629512. Gaia Data Release 1 catalog entry
- ↑ Maxted, P. F. L.; et al. (2011). "UBV(RI)C photometry of transiting planet hosting stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 418 (2): 1039–1042. arXiv:1108.0349. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.418.1039M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19554.x.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Lister, T. A.; et al. (2009). "WASP-16b: A New Jupiter-Like Planet Transiting a Southern Solar Analog". The Astrophysical Journal. 703 (1): 752–756. arXiv:0908.0297. Bibcode:2009ApJ...703..752L. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/703/1/752.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "TYC 6147-229-1 -- Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
External links
- SuperWASP Homepage
- "WASP-16". Exoplanets. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
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