WASP-2b
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WASP-2b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star WASP-2 located about 470 light years away in the constellation of Delphinus. The planet's mass and radius indicate that it is a gas giant with a similar bulk composition to Jupiter. Unlike Jupiter, but similar to many other planets detected around other stars, WASP-2b is located very close to its star, and belongs to the class of planets known as hot Jupiters.[1][2]A 2008 study concluded that the WASP-2b system (among others) is a binary star system allowing even more accurate determination of stellar and planetary parameters.[3]
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References
- ^ Cameron; et al. (2007). "WASP-1b and WASP-2b: two new transiting exoplanets detected with SuperWASP and SOPHIE". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 375: 951–957. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.11350.x.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ Charbonneau; et al. (2006). "Precise Radius Estimates for the Exoplanets WASP-1b and WASP-2b". The Astrophysical Journal. 658 (2): 1322–1327. doi:10.1086/512008.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ Daemgen; et al. (2009). "Binarity of transit host stars - Implications for planetary parameters" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 498: 567–574. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200810988.
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