WASP-16

WASP-16
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Virgo[1]
Right ascension 14h 18m 43.922s[2]
Declination −20° 16 31.85[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.309[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G3V[4]
Apparent magnitude (B) 12.51±0.32[2]
Apparent magnitude (R) ~11.00[2]
Apparent magnitude (I) 10.49±0.02[2]
Apparent magnitude (J) 9.984±0.024[2]
Apparent magnitude (H) 9.659±0.022[2]
Apparent magnitude (K) 9.589±0.023[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −2.4±1.7[2] mas/yr
Dec.: 14.5±1.7[2] mas/yr
Details
Mass1.022±0.101[4] M
Radius0.946±0.054[4] R
Surface gravity (log g)4.5±0.2[4] cgs
Temperature5700±150[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.01±0.10[4] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.0±1.0[4] km/s
Age2.3+5.8
−2.2
[4] Gyr
Other designations
TYC 6147-229-1, GSC 06147-00229, SDSS J141843.92-201631.8, 2MASS J14184392-2016317[2]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data

WASP-16 is a magnitude 11 yellow dwarf main sequence star, with characteristics similar to our Sun,[2] 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]

The WASP-16 planetary system
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

  1. 1 2 "WASP-16b". Exoplanet Transit Database. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "TYC 6147-229-1 -- Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  3. 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:1108.0349Freely accessible. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.418.1039M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19554.x.
  4. 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:0908.0297Freely accessible. Bibcode:2009ApJ...703..752L. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/703/1/752.

Coordinates: 14h 18m 44s, −20° 16′ 32″


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