Astronomy:WASP-96
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Short description: Star in the constellation Phoenix
| Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 04m 11.13768s[1] |
| Declination | −47° 21′ 38.3208″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.2[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Main sequence |
| Spectral type | G8[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −1.10±0.50[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 25.594[1] mas/yr Dec.: 2.192[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 2.8590 ± 0.0154[1] mas |
| Distance | 1,141 ± 6 ly (350 ± 2 pc) |
| Details[2] | |
| Mass | 1.06±0.09 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.05±0.05 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.42±0.02 cgs |
| Temperature | 5540±140 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.14±0.19 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.5±1.3 km/s |
| Age | 9.4+3.3 −2.9[3] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
WASP-96 is a G8-type star, located approximately 1140 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Phoenix.
It is known to host at least one exoplanet, WASP-96b. It was discovered in 2013 by the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP), utilising the transit method.[2] In July 2022, NASA announced that a spectrum of the planet would be featured in the initial science release from the James Webb Space Telescope.[5][6]
Planetary system
Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that WASP-96b displays a distinct signature of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze in its spectrum,[7] in contrast to what was previously believed to be an entirely cloudless atmosphere.[8][9]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 0.490+0.049 −0.047 MJ |
0.0454±0.0013 | 3.4252602(27) | <0.11 | 85.60±0.20° | 1.20±0.06 RJ |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940 Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hellier, Coel; Anderson, D. R.; Cameron, A. Collier; Delrez, L.; Gillon, M.; Jehin, E.; Lendl, M.; Maxted, P. F. L. et al. (2013), "Transiting hot Jupiters from WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-95b to WASP-101b", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 440 (3): 1982–1992, doi:10.1093/mnras/stu410, Bibcode: 2014MNRAS.440.1982H
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bonomo, A. S. et al. (June 2017). "The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. XIV. Investigating giant planet migration history via improved eccentricity and mass determination for 231 transiting planets". Astronomy & Astrophysics 602: A107. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629882. Bibcode: 2017A&A...602A.107B.
- ↑ "WASP-96". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?protocol=html&Ident=WASP-96.
- ↑ "Exoplanet-catalog - Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System". https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/5152/wasp-96-b/.
- ↑ Garner, Rob (2022-07-08). "NASA Shares List of Cosmic Targets for Webb Telescope's 1st Images". http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-shares-list-of-cosmic-targets-for-webb-telescope-s-first-images.
- ↑ "Webb Reveals Steamy Atmosphere of Distant Planet in Exquisite Detail" (in en). https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2022/news-2022-032.
- ↑ Jorgenson, Amber (May 8, 2018). "WASP-96b: the cloudless exoplanet" (in en). https://astronomy.com/news/2018/05/the-cloudless-exoplanet.
- ↑ McGruder, Chima D.; López-Morales, Mercedes; Kirk, James; Espinoza, Néstor; Rackham, Benjamin V.; Alam, Munazza K.; Allen, Natalie; Nikolov, Nikolay et al. (2022), "ACCESS: Confirmation of a Clear Atmosphere for WASP-96b and a Comparison of Light Curve Detrending Techniques", The Astronomical Journal 164 (4): 134, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac7f2e, Bibcode: 2022AJ....164..134M
Coordinates: 
00h 04m 11.1377s, −47° 21′ 38.3208″
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