WASP-66
Observational data | |
|---|---|
| Epoch: | J2000.0 [1] |
| Constellation: | Antlia [1] |
| Right ascension: | 10h 32m 54.001s [1] |
| Declination: | −34° 59′ 23.37″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude: | 11.6[1] |
WASP-66, also known as TYC 7193-1804-1, is a sunlike star of spectral type F4 in the constellation Antlia. It has an apparent magnitude of 11.6,[1] much too faint to be seen with the unaided eye. A planet with 2.3 times the mass of Jupiter that takes 4 days to complete an orbit was discovered by the transit method in 2012.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "TYC 7193-1804-1 -- Star". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ Hellier, Coel; Anderson, D. R.; Collier Cameron, A.; Doyle, A. P.; Fumel, A.; Gillon, M.; Jehin, E.; Lendl, M.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Pepe, F.; Pollacco, D.; Queloz, D.; Ségransan, D.; Smalley, B.; Smith, A. M. S.; Southworth, J.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; Udry, S.; West, R. G. (2012). "Seven transiting hot Jupiters from WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-47b, WASP-55b, WASP-61b, WASP-62b, WASP-63b, WASP-66b and WASP-67b". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 426 (1): 439–50. arXiv:1204.5095. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.426..739H. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21780.x.
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