WASP-95

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WASP-95
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Grus[1]
Right ascension 22h 29m 49.73551s[2]
Declination −48° 00′ 11.0487″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.09[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G2[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)6.30±0.16[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 92.151(11) mas/yr[2]
Dec.: −6.905(14) mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)7.2379±0.0157 mas[2]
Distance450.6 ± 1.0 ly
(138.2 ± 0.3 pc)
Details[4]
Mass1.110±0.090 M
Radius1.130+0.080
−0.040
 R
Temperature5830±140 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.14±0.16 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.10±0.60 km/s
Age5.0+2.8
−1.8
 Gyr
Other designations
CD−48 14223, CPD−48 10759, TOI-105, TIC 144065872, WASP-95, TYC 8442-960-1, GSC 08442-00960, 2MASS J22294972-4800111[3]
Database references
SIMBADdata

WASP-95 is a star 451 light-years (138 parsecs) away in the constellation Grus. With an apparent magnitude of 10.1, it is not visible to the naked eye. Its spectral type of G2 means it is a yellow sunlike star.

Planetary system

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In 2013, a planet was discovered around WASP-95. The planet, WASP-95b, is a hot Jupiter about 10% more massive than Jupiter, and completes an orbit round its star every two days. It was discovered by its transit of the star in 2013.[5] The planet's equilibrium temperature is 1692.6±40.4 K.[6]

The WASP-95 planetary system[6]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 1.206+0.065
−0.067
 MJ
0.0312±0.0022 2.18466560(11) <0.018[4] 85.9411+0.0065
−0.0066
°
1.098±0.088 RJ

References

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  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. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).