Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
---|---|
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
mas/
yr
[1] Dec.: 2.192 mas/ yr [1] |
Parallax (π) | 2.8590 ± 0.0154 mas [1] |
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]
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 |
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
---|---|
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
mas/
yr
[1] Dec.: 2.192 mas/ yr [1] |
Parallax (π) | 2.8590 ± 0.0154 mas [1] |
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]
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 |