WASP-10
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Star WASP-10 |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Pegasus | ||
| Right ascension | 23 h 15 m 58.3 s | ||
| declination | + 31 ° 27 ′ 46.3 ″ | ||
| Apparent brightness | (12.2 ± 0.4) mag | ||
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| Known exoplanets | 1 | ||
| Spectral class | K5 | ||
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| Rec. Share: | (26 ± 4) mas / a | ||
| Dec. portion: | (−16 ± 4) mas / a | ||
| Physical Properties | |||
| Dimensions | 0.71 M ☉ | ||
| Effective temperature | 4675 K | ||
| Metallicity [Fe / H] | 0.03 | ||
| Age | approx. 800 mill. a | ||
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WASP-10 is a star of the spectral class K5 in the constellation Pegasus . It mainly radiates in the infrared range and is orbited by an exoplanet . So far, there are no usable measured values for the distance and the luminosity class.
Exoplanet
WASP-10 b is an exoplanet with a mass of about 3 Jupiter's masses and an 8% larger radius than Jupiter and orbits the central star with a period of 3.09 days . The major semi-axis is about 0.037 AU , the eccentricity about 0.06. WASP-10 b was discovered as part of the SuperWASP project using the transit method. His discovery was published in 2008.
Web links
- SIMBAD side to WASP-10 ; Retrieved December 17, 2010
- Planet: WASP-10 b in the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia; Retrieved December 17, 2010