WASP-16 is a magnitude 11 yellow dwarf main sequence star, with characteristics similar to the Sun,[5] located in the Virgo constellation.[1]
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo[1] |
| Right ascension | 14h 18m 43.9225s[2] |
| Declination | −20° 16′ 31.844″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.309[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G3V[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.51±0.32[5] |
| Apparent magnitude (R) | ~11.00[5] |
| Apparent magnitude (I) | 10.49±0.02[5] |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 9.984±0.024[5] |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 9.659±0.022[5] |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 9.589±0.023[5] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 0.088(27) mas/yr[2] Dec.: 17.350(21) mas/yr[2] |
| Parallax (π) | 5.1912 ± 0.0262 mas[2] |
| Distance | 628 ± 3 ly (192.6 ± 1.0 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.022±0.101[4] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.946±0.054[4] R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.5±0.2[4] cgs |
| Temperature | 5700±150[4] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.01±0.10[4] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 3.0±1.0[4] km/s |
| Age | 5+3.1 −0[4][6] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
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 | 0.855±0.059 MJ | 0.0421+0.001 −0.0018 | 3.1186009+0.0000146 −0.0000131 | 0 | — | — |
See also
References
External links
- SuperWASP Homepage
- "WASP-16". Exoplanets. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-08-28.