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WASP-3

Coordinates: Sky map 18h 34m 31.6249s, +35° 39′ 41.546″
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WASP-3
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Lyra
Right ascension 18h 34m 31.6249s[1]
Declination +35° 39′ 41.546″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +10.485[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type F7V[1]
Apparent magnitude (B) ~11.01[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) ~10.485[1]
Apparent magnitude (J) 9.603±0.020[1]
Apparent magnitude (H) 9.407±0.014[1]
Apparent magnitude (K) 9.361±0.015[1]
Variable type V*(1SWASP)[1]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: -5.20[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -23.10[1] mas/yr
Distance727 ly
(223 pc)
Details
Mass1.24 −0.11+0.06 M
Radius1.31 −0.12+0.06 R
Temperature6400 ±100 K
Metallicity0 (±0.2
Other designations
TYC 2636-195-1, 2MASS J18343163+3539415, USNO-B1.0 1256-00285133
Database references
SIMBADdata

WASP-3 is a magnitude 10 yellow-white dwarf star located about 727 light-years away in the Lyra constellation.[1]

Planetary system

The extrasolar planet WASP-3b was detected by the SuperWASP project in 2007.[2] The William Herschel Telescope had confirmed it was a planet by 2008.

In 2010, researchers proposed a second planet orbiting WASP-3.[3][4] But in 2012 this proposal was debunked.[5]

The WASP-3 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 2.06 ± 0.13 MJ 0.0313 ± 0.0001 1.8468372 ± 6e-07 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "SIMBAD query result: TYC 2636-195-1 -- Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ Pollacco; Skillen, I.; Collier Cameron, A.; Loeillet, B.; Stempels, H. C.; Bouchy, F.; Gibson, N. P.; Hebb, L.; Hébrard, G.; et al. (2008). "WASP-3b: a strongly irradiated transiting gas-giant planet". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 385 (3): 1576–1584. arXiv:0711.0126. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.385.1576P. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.12939.x. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
  3. ^ Planet found tugging on transits, Astronomy Now, 9 July 2010
  4. ^ G.Maciejewski, D.Dimitrov, R.Neuhaeuser, A.Niedzielski, St.Raetz, Ch.Ginski, Ch.Adam, C.Marka, M.Moualla, M.Mugrauer (2010). "Transit timing variation in exoplanet WASP-3b". arXiv:1006.1348 [astro-ph.EP]. {{cite arXiv}}: Unknown parameter |version= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Montalto was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  • "WASP-3". Exoplanets. Retrieved 2009-05-04.

See also