| Extrasolar planet | List of extrasolar planets | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent star | ||
| Star | WASP-6 | |
| Constellation | Aquarius[1] | |
| Right ascension | (α) | 23h 12m 37.75s[1] |
| Declination | (δ) | -22° 40′ 6.1″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude | (mV) | 11.9[2] |
| Distance | 1000 ly (300 pc) |
|
| Spectral type | G8 | |
| Orbital elements | ||
| Semimajor axis | (a) | 0.0421+0.0008 −0.00013 AU |
| Periastron | (q) | 0.0398 AU |
| Apastron | (Q) | 0.0444 AU |
| Eccentricity | (e) | 0.054+0.018 −0.015 |
| Orbital period | (P) | 3.361006+2.2e-6 −3.5e-6 d |
| Inclination | (i) | 88.47+0.65 −0.47° |
| Argument of periastron |
(ω) | 1.7+0.18 −0.22° |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Mass | (m) | 0.503+0.019 −0.038 MJ |
| Radius | (r) | 1.224+0.051 −0.052 RJ |
| Density | (ρ) | 364 kg m-3 |
| Surface gravity | (g) | 0.886 g |
| Temperature | (T) | 1293 K |
| Discovery information | ||
| Discovery date | April 1, 2008 | |
| Discoverer(s) | Cameron et al. (SuperWASP) | |
| Detection method | Transit | |
| Discovery site | SAAO | |
| Discovery status | Published | |
| Database references | ||
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia |
data | |
| SIMBAD | data | |
Coordinates: 23h 12m 37.75s, −22° 40′ 6.1″
WASP-6b is an extrasolar planet approximately 1000 light years away in the constellation Aquarius. It was discovered in 2008, by the WASP survey, by astronomical transit across its parent star WASP-6. This planet orbits only 4% that of Earth-Sun distance. The planet has mass half that of Jupiter, but its insolation has forced a thermal expansion of its radius over that of Jupiter.[2]
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