WASP-56
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| 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 |
| Distance | 255 ± 40[3] pc |
| Details[3] | |
| Mass | 1.03 ± 0.07 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.99 ± 0.13 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.45 ± 0.1 cgs |
| Temperature | 5600 ± 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 | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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 planet around 0.6 the mass of Jupiter that has a period of 4.6 days. The planet possibly has a large core of heavy metals.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ "Cl* Melotte 111 AV 561". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ a b Faedi, F.; Pollacco, D.; Barros, S. C. C.; Brown, D.; Collier Cameron, A.; Doyle, A. P.; Enoch, R.; Gillon, M.; Gómez Maqueo Chew, Y.; Hébrard, G.; Lendl, M.; Liebig, C.; Smalley, B.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; West, R. G.; Wheatley, P. J.; Alsubai, K. A.; Anderson, D. R.; Armstrong, D.; Bento, J.; Bochinski, J.; Bouchy, F.; Busuttil, R.; Fossati, L.; Fumel, A.; Haswell, C. A.; Hellier, C.; Holmes, S.; Jehin, E.; et al. (2013). "WASP-54b, WASP-56b, and WASP-57b: Three new sub-Jupiter mass planets from SuperWASP". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 551: A73. arXiv:1210.2329. Bibcode:2013A&A...551A..73F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220520.
- ^ "Coma Berenices, constellation boundary". The Constellations. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ Faedi, F.; Pollacco, D.; Barros, S. C. C.; Brown, D.; et al. (2013). "WASP-54b, WASP-56b, and WASP-57b: Three new sub-Jupiter mass planets from SuperWASP". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 551: A73–90. arXiv:1210.2329. Bibcode:2013A&A...551A..73F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220520.
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