WASP-5
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 23h 57m 23.759s[1] |
| Declination | −41° 16′ 37.74″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +12.26[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G4V[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | ~12.71[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | ~12.3[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 10.949±0.022[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 10.650±0.025[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 10.598±0.023[1] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 10.1[1] mas/yr Dec.: -13.8[1] mas/yr |
| Distance | 910 ±163 ly (297 ±50 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.021 ±0.063 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.084 ±0.041 R☉ |
| Temperature | 5880 ±150 K |
| Metallicity | 0 ±0.2 |
| Age | 3 ±1.4 billion years |
| Other designations | |
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GSC 08018-00199, GSC2 S3220012143, UCAC2 14323784
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| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia |
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WASP-5 is a magnitude 12 yellow dwarf star located about 910 light-years away in the Phoenix constellation.[1]
Planetary system
This star has one extrasolar planet WASP-5b detected by the SuperWASP project in 2007.[2]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASP-5b | 1.637 ±0.082 MJ | 0.02729 ±0.00056 | 1.6284246 ±1.3e-06 | 0 | — | — |
See also
References
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- UK planet hunters announce three new finds (PDF requires acrobat reader)
- SuperWASP Homepage
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Coordinates: 
23h 57m 23.759s, −41° 16′ 37.74″
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