WASP-16b

WASP-16b

Exoplanet		List of exoplanets
Size comparison of WASP-16b with Jupiter.
Parent star
Star		WASP-16
Constellation		Virgo
Right ascension	(α)	14^h 18^m 43.922^s
Declination	(δ)	–20° 16′ 31.85″
Apparent magnitude	(mV)	11.29
Spectral type		G3V
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis	(a)	0.0421+0.001 −0.0018 AU
Eccentricity	(e)	0
Orbital period	(P)	3.1186009+1.46e-5 −1.31e-5 d
Inclination	(i)	85.22+0.27 −0.43°
Time of transit	(Tt)	2454584.42878+0.00035 −0.00023 JD
Physical characteristics
Mass	(m)	0.855 ± 0.059 MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date		August 3, 2009
Discoverer(s)		Lister et al.
Discovery method		Transit and Radial veloctiy
Discovery status		Published
Database references
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia		data
SIMBAD		data
Exoplanet Archive		data
Open Exoplanet Catalogue		data

WASP-16b is an extrasolar planet that travels around its star, WASP-16, every 3.12 days. Likely a hot Jupiter. Its mass is near .855 of Jupiter, the radius is 1.008 of Jupiter. It was discovered in 2009 by a team led by T.A. Lister as part of the Wide Angle Search for Planets project.^[1]

References

1. Lister, Timothy A; et al. (3 August 2009). "WASP-16b: A new Jupiter-like planet transiting a southern solar analog". arXiv:0908.1553.

External links

Media related to WASP-16b at Wikimedia Commons

• arxiv, WASP-16b: A new Jupiter-like planet transiting a southern solar analog