WASP-37
Star in constellation of Virgo
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WASP-37 is a G-type main-sequence star about 1,240 light-years away in the constellation of Virgo.
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo[1] |
| Right ascension | 14h 47m 46.5620s[2] |
| Declination | 01° 03′ 53.800″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.704[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence[4] |
| Spectral type | G2V[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 7.927±0.0042[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −28.214(16) mas/yr[2] Dec.: +18.201(42) mas/yr[2] |
| Parallax (π) | 2.6257±0.0173 mas[2] |
| Distance | 1,242 ± 8 ly (381 ± 3 pc) |
| Details[6] | |
| Mass | 0.926+0.039 −0.034 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.071+0.019 −0.018 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.346+0.023 −0.021 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,795+69 −64 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.098+0.05 −0.06 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 2.4±1.6[7] km/s |
| Age | 10.31+4.01 −2.55[8] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| TOI-5674, TIC 368805700, WASP-37, 2MASS J14474655+0103538, DENIS J144746.5+010354[3] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
Star characteristics
Planetary system
The hot Jupiter class planet WASP-37b was discovered around WASP-37 in 2010.[4] A study in 2018 found that the stability of orbits in the habitable zone of WASP-37 is not significantly affected by WASP-37b.[10]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 1.72±0.17 MJ | 0.0447+0.0018 −0.0020 |
3.5774807(19)[12] | <0.052 | 88.82+0.77 −0.86° |
1.16+0.07 −0.06 RJ |