WASP-16

WASP-16
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Virgo[1]
Right ascension 14h 18m 43.9225s[2]
Declination −20° 16′ 31.844″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.309[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G3V[4]
Apparent magnitude (B) 12.51±0.32[5]
Apparent magnitude (R) ~11.00[5]
Apparent magnitude (I) 10.49±0.02[5]
Apparent magnitude (J) 9.984±0.024[5]
Apparent magnitude (H) 9.659±0.022[5]
Apparent magnitude (K) 9.589±0.023[5]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 0.088(27) mas/yr[2]
Dec.: 17.350(21) mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)5.1912 ± 0.0262 mas[2]
Distance628 ± 3 ly
(192.6 ± 1.0 pc)
Details
Mass1.022±0.101[4] M☉
Radius0.946±0.054[4] R☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.5±0.2[4] cgs
Temperature5700±150[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.01±0.10[4] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.0±1.0[4] km/s
Age5+3.1
−0[4][6] Gyr
Other designations
TYC 6147-229-1, GSC 06147-00229, SDSS J141843.92-201631.8, 2MASS J14184392-2016317, Gaia DR2 6283723285046532864[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

WASP-16 is a magnitude 11 yellow dwarf main sequence star, with characteristics similar to the Sun,[5] located in the Virgo constellation.[1]

  1. ^ a b "WASP-16b". Exoplanet Transit Database. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Gaia DR3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Maxted2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Cite error: The named reference Lister2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "TYC 6147-229-1 -- Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  6. ^ Brown, D. J. A.; Cameron, A. Collier; Anderson, D. R.; Enoch, B.; Hellier, C.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Miller, G. R. M.; Pollacco, D.; Queloz, D.; Simpson, E.; Smalley, B.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; Boisse, I.; Bouchy, F.; Gillon, M.; Hébrard, G. (2012). "Rossiter-Mc Laughlin effect measurements for WASP-16, WASP-25 and WASP-31★". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 423 (2): 1503–1520. arXiv:1203.4971. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.423.1503B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20973.x. S2CID 53445367.