WASP-16
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WASP-16 is a magnitude 11 yellow dwarf main sequence star, with characteristics similar to the Sun, located 628 light-years away in the Virgo constellation.
Planetary system
In 2009, a planet of the star was announced by the SuperWASP project. It is another hot Jupiter type exoplanet.
In 2024, a candidate mini-neptune was detected, also using the transit method. Further observations are needed to confirm its existence. The planet takes ten days to fully orbit WASP-16 and has an equilibrium temperature of 810K(537°C).
| Companion (in order from star) | Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) | Orbital period (days) | Eccentricity | Inclination (°) | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 0.908+0.045 −0.071MJ | 0.0422+0.0010 −0.0017 | 3.1186068(12) | <0.018 | 85.22+0.27 −0.43 | 1.008+0.083 −0.060RJ |
| c (unconfirmed) | — | — | 10.457+0.018 −0.028 | — | — | 2.2±0.23R🜨 |
External links
- . Exoplanets. Archived from on 2016-03-03.