WASP-10
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 23h 15m 58.299s[1] |
| Declination | +31° 27′ 46.28″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.7 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | ~12.4[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (R) | ~12.03[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 10.603 ±0.026[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 10.117 ±0.029[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 9.983 ±0.018[1] |
| Variable type | V*(1SWASP)[1] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 21.4[1] mas/yr Dec.: -28.9[1] mas/yr |
| Distance | 293 ±65 ly (90 ±20 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.71 −0.071+0.086 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.783 −0.043+0.035 R☉ |
| Temperature | 4675 ±100 K |
| Metallicity | 0.03 ±0.2 |
| Age | 0.8 ±0.2 G years |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
WASP-10 is a star in the constellation Pegasus. The SuperWASP project has observed and classified this star as a variable star, perhaps due to the eclipsing planet.[1]
Planetary system
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 3.06+0.23 −0.21 MJ |
0.0371+0.0014 −0.0013 |
3.0927616+0.0000112 −0.0000182 |
0.057+0.011 −0.005 |
— | — |
| c (unconfirmed) | 0.1 MJ | — | 5.23 days | — | — | — |
WASP-10b
WASP-10b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008.[2]
WASP-10c
WASP-10c is an as yet unconfirmed extrasolar planet inferred from transit time variations of WASP-10b's transits. It was discovered in 2010.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "SIMBAD query result: GSC 02752-00114 -- Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ Christian; Gibson, N. P.; Simpson, E. K.; Street, R. A.; Skillen, I.; Pollacco, D.; Collier Cameron, A.; Joshi, Y. C.; et al. (December 29, 2008). "WASP-10b: a 3MJ, gas-giant planet transiting a late-type K star". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 392 (4): 1585–1590. arXiv:0806.1482. Bibcode:2009MNRAS.392.1585C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.14164.x.
- ^ "The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia - WASP-10".
External links
- "WASP-10". Exoplanets. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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