WASP-56

WASP-56
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 13m 27.906s[1]
Declination +23° 03 20.30[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.48[1]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage G6[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: -33.3[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 3.4[1] mas/yr
Distance255 ± 40[3] pc
Details[3]
Mass1.03 ± 0.07 M
Radius0.99 ± 0.13 R
Surface gravity (log g)4.45 ± 0.1 cgs
Temperature5600 ± 100 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.5 ± 0.9 km/s
Other designations
Melotte 111 AV 561, TYC 1986-1561-1
Database references
SIMBADdata

WASP-56 is a sun-like star of spectral type G6 in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[4] It has an apparent magnitude of 11.48.

It has a surface temperature of 5600 ± 100 K and is around 1.03 times as massive as the Sun and 0.99 times its radius.[3]

It has a planet that was discovered by transit photometry in 2011 by the SuperWASP program. 14 transits were observed over three watching seasons, each lasting 214 minutes and reducing the stars' brightness by 14 millimagnitudes.[3] 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.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Høg, E.; et al. (2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 355: L27–L30. Bibcode:2000A&A...355L..27H.
  2. "Cl* Melotte 111 AV 561". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Faedi, F.; et al. (2013). "WASP-54b, WASP-56b, and WASP-57b: Three new sub-Jupiter mass planets from SuperWASP". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 551: A73. Bibcode:2013A&A...551A..73F. arXiv:1210.2329Freely accessible. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220520.
  4. "Coma Berenices, constellation boundary". The Constellations. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 27 February 2014.


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