WASP-6
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius[1] |
| Right ascension | Template:RA[2] |
| Declination | Template:DEC[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.9[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Main sequence[2] |
| Spectral type | G8V[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | ~12.9[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (R) | ~11.9[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 10.769 ±0.026[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 10.445 ±0.025[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 10.325 ±0.025[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) | 5.0073±0.0130 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 | 0.60[6] Template:Solar luminosity |
| Temperature | Script error: No such module "val".[5] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | Script error: No such module "val".[5] dex |
| Rotation | Script error: No such module "val".[5] |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | Script error: No such module "val".[5] km/s |
| Age | Script error: No such module "val".[5] Gyr |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | {{{metal_fe2}}} dex |
| Other designations | |
| Template:Odlist, UCAC2 22823425[4] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
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WASP-6, also officially named Márohu, is a type-G yellow dwarf star located about Script error: No such module "convert". away in the Aquarius constellation. Dim at magnitude 12, it is visible through a moderate sized amateur telescope. The star is about 80% of the size and mass of the Sun and it is a little cooler.[4] Starspots in the WASP-6 system helped to refine the measurements of the mass and the radius of the planet WASP-6b.[7]
Nomenclature
The designation WASP-6 indicates that this was the 6th star found to have a planet by the Wide Angle Search for Planets.
In 2019 the IAU announced that WASP-6 and its planet WASP-6b would be given official names chosen by the public from the proposals collected in a national campaign from the Dominican Republic, as part of NameExoWorlds.[8][9] The star WASP-6 is named Márohu and its planet Boinayel from the proposal received by Marvin del Cid. Márohu, the cemí of drought, is the protector of the Sun.[10][11]
Planetary system
The SuperWASP project announced that this star has an exoplanet, WASP-6b, in 2008. This object was detected by the astronomical transit method. It is a hot Jupiter with an inflated radius and low density.[3]
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See also
- SuperWASP or WASP Planetary Search Program
- List of extrasolar planets
References
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