WASP-56

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
WASP-56
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Coma Berenices[1]
Right ascension 12h 13m 27.8908s[2]
Declination +23° 03′ 20.428″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.48[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[4]
Spectral type G6V[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)5.97±0.80[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −36.695 mas/yr[2]
Dec.: 2.954 mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)3.0471±0.0162 mas[2]
Distance1,070 ± 6 ly
(328 ± 2 pc)
Details[4]
Mass1.107±0.024[5] M
Radius1.112+0.026
−0.022
[5] R
Surface gravity (log g)4.45 ± 0.1 cgs
Temperature5600 ± 100 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.12±0.06[5] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.5 ± 0.9 km/s
Age6.2+3.0
−2.1
[5] Gyr
Other designations
Melotte 111 AV 561, TOI-1809, TIC 347329162, WASP-56, TYC 1986-1561-1, 2MASS J12132790+2303205[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

WASP-56 is a sun-like star of spectral type G6 about 1,070 light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[7] It has an apparent magnitude of 11.48. Observations at the Calar Alto Observatory using the lucky imaging technique detected a candidate companion star located 3.4 arcseconds away, however it was not known if this is an actual binary companion or an optical double.[8] It was confirmed in 2019 using Gaia DR2 data.[9]

Planetary system

[edit | edit source]

It has a planet that was discovered by transit photometry in 2011 by the SuperWASP program. Fourteen transits were observed over three watching seasons, each lasting 214 minutes and reducing the stars' brightness by 14 millimagnitudes.[4] The planet has around 0.6 times the mass of Jupiter and an orbital period of 4.6 days. The planet possibly has a large core of heavy metals.[4]

The WASP-56 planetary system[5]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 0.599+0.040
−0.039
 MJ
0.05614+0.00040
−0.00041
4.6171010±0.000003 <0.082 88.5+0.1
−0.2
°
1.092+0.035
−0.033
 RJ

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Constellation record for this object at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ a b c d e Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ a b c d e Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).