WASP-95

WASP-95 is a star in the constellation Grus. With an apparent magnitude of 10.1, it is not visible to the naked eye. Its spectral type of G2 means it is a yellow sunlike star.

WASP-95
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Grus
Right ascension  22h 29m 49.7334s[1]
Declination −48° 00′ 11.012″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.09[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G2[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 93.626±0.828[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −9.298±1.194[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.10 ± 0.41[1] mas
Distance460 ± 30 ly
(141 ± 8 pc)
Details[3]
Mass1.11 M☉
Radius1.13 R☉
Temperature5630 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.14 dex
Age2.4 Gyr
Other designations
CD-48° 14223, TYC 8442-960-1, GSC 08442-00960, 2MASS J22294972-4800111
Database references
SIMBADdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia		data

Planetary system

In 2013, a planet was discovered around WASP-95. The planet, WASP-95b, is a hot Jupiter about 10% more massive than Jupiter, and completes an orbit round its star every two days. It was discovered by its transit of the star in 2013.[4]

The WASP-95 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(days)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius[4]
b 1.13 MJ 0.03416 2.184673 0 --° 1.21 RJ
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References
  1. Brown, A. G. A; et al. (2016). "Gaia Data Release 1. Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 595. A2. arXiv:1609.04172. Bibcode:2016A&A...595A...2G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629512.Gaia Data Release 1 catalog entry
  2. "WASP-95". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. "Notes on WASP-95 b". Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. Hellier, Coel; Anderson, D. R.; Collier Cameron, A.; Delrez, L.; et al. (2013). "Transiting Hot Jupiters from WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-95b to WASP-101b". arXiv:1310.5630. Bibcode:2014MNRAS.440.1982H. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu410. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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