OGLE-TR-56

OGLE-TR-56
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 17h 56m 35.51s[1]
Declination –29° 32′ 21.2″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 16.560<[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type G[2]
Variable type EP[3]
Astrometry
Distance~5,000 ly
(~1,500 pc)
Details
Mass1.17 ± 0.04[4] M☉
Radius1.32 ± 0.06[4] R☉
Other designations
V5157 Sagittarii, SBC9 2452
Database references
SIMBADdata

OGLE-TR-56 is a dim, distant, magnitude 17 Sun-like star located approximately 1,500 parsecs (4,900 light-years) away in the constellation of Sagittarius.[1] This star is listed as an eclipsing type variable star with the eclipse due to the passage of the planet as noted in the discovery papers.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "SIMBAD query result: V* V5157 Sgr -- Star showing eclipses by its planet". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference epe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "General Catalogue of Variable Stars Query results". Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia. Sternberg Astronomical Institute. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Pont2007 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Udalski2002 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).