WASP-7

WASP-7
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Microscopium
Right ascension 20h 44m 10.2190s[1]
Declination −39° 13 30.894[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.51
Characteristics
Spectral type F5V[1]
Apparent magnitude (B) ~9.96[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) ~9.54[1]
Apparent magnitude (J) 8.648 ±0.027[1]
Apparent magnitude (H) 8.414 ±0.042[1]
Apparent magnitude (K) 8.396 ±0.023[1]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 29.20[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -61.00[1] mas/yr
Distance456 ±49 ly
(140 ±15 pc)
Details
Mass1.28 −0.19+0.09 M
Radius1.236 −0.046+0.059 R
Temperature6400 ±100 K
Metallicity0 ±0.1
Other designations
HD 197286, CPD-39 8759, PPM 300547, CD-39 13941, GSC 07963-01570, TYC 7963-1570-1, CPC 18 10732, 2MASS J20441022-3913309[1]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data

WASP-7, also identified as HD 197286, is a type F star located about 456 light years away in the constellation Microscopium. This star is a little larger and about 28% more massive than the Sun and is also brighter and hotter. At magnitude 9 the star cannot be seen by the naked eye but is visible through a small telescope.[1]

Planetary system

The SuperWASP project announced an extrasolar planet, WASP-7b, orbiting this star in 2008. The planet appears to be another hot Jupiter, a dense planet with Jupiter's mass orbiting very close to a hot star and thus emitting enough heat to shine.[2]

The WASP-7 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
WASP-7b 0.96 −0.18+0.12 MJ 0.0618 −0.0033+0.0014 4.954658 −4.3e-05+5.5e-05 0

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "SIMBAD query result: HD 197286 -- Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  2. Hellier, Coel; Anderson, D. R.; Gillon, M.; Lister, T. A.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Queloz, D.; Smalley, B.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; et al. (2008). "Wasp-7: A Bright Transiting-Exoplanet System in the Southern Hemisphere". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 690 (1): L89–L91. arXiv:0805.2600Freely accessible. Bibcode:2009ApJ...690L..89H. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/690/1/L89.

External links

Coordinates: 20h 44m 10.2190s, −39° 13′ 30.894″


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