WASP-159

WASP-159
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Caelum
Right ascension 04h 32m 32.7558s[1]
Declination −38° 58′ 05.953″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.84±0.24[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F9IV[3]
B−V color index −0.21[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+35.16±0.01[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −0.586(10) mas/yr[1]
Dec.: 5.347(14) mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)1.3723 ± 0.0098 mas[1]
Distance2,380 ± 20 ly
(729 ± 5 pc)
Details[3]
Mass1.41±0.12 M
Radius2.11±0.10 R
Luminosity4.78+0.23
−0.21
[4] L
Surface gravity (log g)3.94±0.04 cgs
Temperature6,120±140 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.22±0.12 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)5.7±0.4 km/s
Age3.40±0.95 Gyr
Other designations
Gaia DR2 4864759888238232320
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

WASP-159 is a faint star located in the southern constellation Caelum. With an apparent magnitude of 12.84, a powerful telescope is needed to see the star. The star is located 2,380 light-years (730 parsecs) based on parallax, but is drifting away with a heliocentric radial velocity of +35.16 km/s.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Gaia DR3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Tycho2000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Hellier2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference TIC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).