WASP-95
Star in the constellation Grus
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WASP-95 is a star 451 light-years (138 parsecs) away 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.
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Grus[1] |
| Right ascension | 22h 29m 49.73551s[2] |
| Declination | −48° 00′ 11.0487″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.09[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G2[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 6.30±0.16[2] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 92.151(11) mas/yr[2] Dec.: −6.905(14) mas/yr[2] |
| Parallax (π) | 7.2379±0.0157 mas[2] |
| Distance | 450.6 ± 1.0 ly (138.2 ± 0.3 pc) |
| Details[4] | |
| Mass | 1.110±0.090 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.130+0.080 −0.040 R☉ |
| Temperature | 5830±140 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.14±0.16 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 3.10±0.60 km/s |
| Age | 5.0+2.8 −1.8 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| CD−48 14223, CPD−48 10759, TOI-105, TIC 144065872, WASP-95, TYC 8442-960-1, GSC 08442-00960, 2MASS J22294972-4800111[3] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | 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.[5] The planet's equilibrium temperature is 1692.6±40.4 K.[6]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 1.206+0.065 −0.067 MJ |
0.0312±0.0022 | 2.18466560(11) | <0.018[4] | 85.9411+0.0065 −0.0066° |
1.098±0.088 RJ |
