WASP-8
Star WASP-8 |
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AladinLite | |||||||
Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Constellation | sculptor | ||||||
Right ascension | 23 h 59 m 36.07 s | ||||||
declination | -35 ° 1 ′ 52.9 ″ | ||||||
Apparent brightness | 9.79 likes | ||||||
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Known exoplanets | 1 | ||||||
B − V color index | +0.73 | ||||||
Spectral class | approx G8 | ||||||
Astrometry | |||||||
distance | (280 ± 20) ly (87 ± 7) pc |
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Physical Properties | |||||||
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WASP-8 is a star in the Sculptor constellation . Based on its (B − V) color of +0.7, it can be classified as a late G star.
It is accompanied by the transit planet WASP-8 b with a little more than 2 Jupiter masses in an eccentric orbit with high inclination and an orbital period of 8.15 days, which moves retrograde to the rotation of WASP-8. The companion was discovered through observations made in 2006 and 2007 as part of the SuperWASP project at the South African Astronomical Observatory.
Web links
- The exoplanet in the "Encyclopedia of Extrasolar Planets"
- The planet at Planet.ch