WASP-13
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx[1] |
| Right ascension | Template:RA[2] |
| Declination | Template:DEC[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.42[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G1 V[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | Script error: No such module "val".[2] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: Script error: No such module "val". mas/yr[2] Dec.: Script error: No such module "val". mas/yr[2] |
| Parallax (π) | 4.3310±0.0195 mas[2] |
| Distance | Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly (Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | Script error: No such module "val".[5] Template:Solar mass |
| Radius | Script error: No such module "val".[5] Template:Solar radius |
| Luminosity | 2.895[2] Template:Solar luminosity |
| Surface gravity (log g) | Script error: No such module "val".[3] cgs |
| Temperature | Script error: No such module "val".[5] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | Script error: No such module "val".[5] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | < 4.9[3] km/s |
| Age | Script error: No such module "val".[6] Gyr |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | {{{metal_fe2}}} dex |
| Other designations | |
| Template:Odlist, 1SWASP J092024.70+335256.6[7] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
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WASP-13, also named Gloas, is a star in the Lynx constellation. The star is similar, in terms of metallicity and mass, to the Sun, although it is hotter and most likely older. The star was first observed in 1997, according to the SIMBAD database, and was targeted by SuperWASP after the star was observed by one of the SuperWASP telescopes beginning in 2006. Follow-up observations on the star led to the discovery of planet Cruinlagh in 2008; the discovery paper was published in 2009.[3][8]
Observational history
According to SIMBAD, WASP-13 was first observed in 1997, when it was catalogued by astronomers measuring the proper motion of stars in regions of the sky where galaxies are detected.[7] Between November 27, 2006, and April 1, 2007, the SuperWASP-North telescope in the Canary Islands observed WASP-13; analysis of the data suggested that a planet could be in the orbit of the star.[3]
Follow-up observations were conducted by a team of British, Spanish, French, Swiss and American astronomers using the photometer on the James Gregory Telescope in Scotland; using visual comparisons to the nearby bright star HD 80408, the star's light curve was better defined. In combination with measurements of WASP-13's spectrum measured using the SOPHIE échelle spectrograph at the Haute-Provence Observatory in France, the star's radial velocity was also discovered. The Fibre-Fed Echelle Spectrograph on the Nordic Optical Telescope gathered additional measurements of WASP-13's spectrum, allowing astronomers to determine WASP-13's characteristics. Use of SOPHIE's data led to the discovery of the planet Cruinlagh in 2008; the planet was reported in 2009.[3]
Based on SIMBAD's archive, WASP-13 was included in ten more papers between its discovery and 2010.[7]
Naming
The star was designated WASP-13 as it hosts a planet discovered through the Wide Angle Search for Planets programme.
In 2019 the IAU announced as part of NameExoWorlds that WASP-13 and its planet WASP-13b would be given official names chosen by school children from the UK.[9][10] The chosen names were Gloas for WASP-13 and Cruinlagh for WASP-13b, the Manx words for 'to shine' and 'to orbit' respectively.[11][12]
Characteristics
WASP-13 is a sunlike, G-type star that is situated approximately 230 parsecs (750 light years) in the Lynx constellation. With an apparent magnitude of 10.42, the star cannot be seen with the unaided eye from the perspective of someone on Earth. The star's effective temperature, at Script error: No such module "val"., is slightly hotter than that of the Sun, and the radius of Template:Solar radius is also larger, leading to a bolometric luminosity of Template:Solar luminosity.[2] However, its metallicity is similar; this can be seen in how the logarithm of the concentration of iron, or [Fe/H], is approximately 0.[13] WASP-13 has a mass of Template:Solar mass and the logarithm of its surface gravity is measured at Script error: No such module "val"., while the rate at which it rotates is at most Script error: No such module "val"..
The evolutionary status of WASP-13, as shown from its position in the Hertsprung-Russel diagram is near the main sequence turnoff, and it is considered very close to exhausting its core hydrogen and becoming a subgiant.[2] Comparison with theoretical isochrones and stars with accurately-determined ages gives an age for WASP-13 of around Script error: No such module "val"..[13] Earlier estimates had given an older age, but with a very large uncertainty.[3]
Planetary system
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". WASP-13 has a planet that orbits its host star at a distance of 0.0558 AU, or approximately 5.58% of the mean distance between the Earth and Sun. The planet completes an orbit every 4.35301 days, or approximately 4 days and 8.5 hours. Cruinlagh's estimated mass is 0.53 times the mass of Jupiter, while its radius is about 1.53 times that of the planet.[5]
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References
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