OGLE-TR-10

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OGLE-TR-10
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 17h 58m 28.25sh 51m 28.25s[1]
Declination –29° 52′ 34.9″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.780[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type G2V[1]
Apparent magnitude (V[1]) 15.780
Apparent magnitude (I[1]) 14.92
Variable type EP[2]
Astrometry
Distance ~5000 ly
(~1500 pc)
Details
Mass 1.18 ± 0.04 M
Radius 1.16 ± 0.06 R
Age >1.1× 109 years
Other designations
V5157 Sagittarii, SBC9 2452
Database references
SIMBAD data
Extrasolar Planets
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OGLE-TR-10 is a distant, magnitude 16 star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is located near the Galactic Center.[1] This star is listed as a eclipsing type variable star with the eclipse due to the passage of the planet as noted in the discovery papers.[3]

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[edit] Planetary system

This star is home to OGLE-TR-10b, a transiting planet found by the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) survey in 2002.[3][4]

The OGLE-TR-10 system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity
b 0.63 ±0.14 MJ 0.04162 ±0.00004 3.10129 ±0.00001 0

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Coordinates: Sky map 17h 51m 28.25s, −29° 52′ 34.9″

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