WASP-6b

WASP-6b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets

Size comparison of WASP-6b with Jupiter.
Parent star
Star WASP-6
Constellation Aquarius[1]
Right ascension (α) 23h 12m 37.75s[1]
Declination (δ) −22° 40  6.1[1]
Apparent magnitude (mV) 11.9[2]
Distance1000 ly
(300 pc)
Spectral type G8
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.0421+0.0008
0.00013
AU
Periastron (q) 0.0398 AU
Apastron (Q) 0.0444 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.054+0.018
0.015
Orbital period(P) 3.361006+2.2e-6
3.5e-6
d
Inclination (i) 88.47+0.65
0.47
°
Argument of
periastron
(ω) 1.7+0.18
0.22
°
Physical characteristics
Mass(m)0.503+0.019
0.038
MJ
Radius(r)1.224+0.051
0.052
RJ
Density(ρ)364 kg m−3
Surface gravity(g)0.886 g
Temperature (T) 1293
Discovery information
Discovery date April 1, 2008
Discoverer(s) Cameron et al. (SuperWASP)
Discovery method Transit
Discovery site SAAO
Discovery status Published
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

Coordinates: 23h 12m 37.75s, −22° 40′ 6.1″ WASP-6b is an extrasolar planet approximately 1000 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.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "WASP-6b". Exoplanet Transit Database. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  2. 1 2 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:0901.4705Freely accessible. Bibcode:2009A&A...501..785G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200911749.

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