WASP-6b
 Size comparison of WASP-6b with Jupiter. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cameron et al. (SuperWASP) |
| Discovery site | SAAO |
| Discovery date | April 1, 2008 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Apastron | 0.0444 AU (6,640,000 km) |
| Periastron | 0.0398 AU (5,950,000 km) |
| 0.0421+0.0008 −0.00013 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.054+0.018 −0.015 |
| 3.361006+2.2e-6 −3.5e-6 d | |
| Inclination | 88.47+0.65 −0.47 |
| 1.7+0.18 −0.22 | |
| Star | WASP-6 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.224+0.051 −0.052 RJ | |
| Mass | 0.503+0.019 −0.038 MJ |
Mean density | 364 kg/m3 (614 lb/cu yd) |
| 0.886 g | |
| Temperature | 1293 |
WASP-6b is an extrasolar planet approximately 600 light years away in the constellation Aquarius. It was discovered in 2008, by the WASP survey, by astronomical transit across its parent star WASP-6. This planet orbits only 4% that of Earth-Sun distance. The planet has mass half that of Jupiter, but its insolation has forced a thermal expansion of its radius over that of Jupiter.[1]
From top left to lower right: WASP-12b, WASP-6b, WASP-31b, WASP-39b, HD 189733b, HAT-P-12b, WASP-17b, WASP-19b, HAT-P-1b and HD 209458b.
See also
- SuperWASP or WASP planetary search program
References
- ^ Gillon; Anderson, D. R.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; Hellier, C.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Pollaco, D.; Queloz, D.; Smalley, B.; et al. (2009). "Discovery and characterization of WASP-6b, an inflated sub-Jupiter mass planet transiting a solar-type star". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 501 (2): 785–792. arXiv:0901.4705. Bibcode:2009A&A...501..785G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200911749.
External links
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