OGLE-TR-211

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Star
OGLE-TR-211
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Keel of the ship
Right ascension 10 h 40 m 14 s
declination -62 ° 27 ′ 20 ″
Apparent brightness 14.3 mag
Typing
Known exoplanets 1
Spectral class F7 to F8
Astrometry
distance 17,300  ly
5,300  pc
Physical Properties
Dimensions (1.33 ± 0.05)  M
radius approx. 1.6  R
Effective temperature (6325 ± 9)  K.
Metallicity [Fe / H] +0.11
Other names
and catalog entries
Other names 2MASS J10401438-6227201 • DENIS-P J104014.3-622720 • USNO-A2.0 0225-09088569

OGLE-TR-211 is a main sequence star of the spectral class F7 to F8 in the constellation Carina, about 17,000 light years away from Earth . With an apparent brightness of 14.3 mag, it can no longer be seen with the naked eye even under optimal observation conditions. The star is orbited by an exoplanet called OGLE-TR-211 b .

Exoplanet

OGLE-TR-211 b is an exoplanet and orbits the central star with a period of 3.68  days and at a distance of approx. 0.051 astronomical units . It has a minimum mass of about 1.0 Jupiter and is a " Hot Jupiter ". The exoplanet was discovered in 2007 as part of the OGLE project, i.e. using the transit method .

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