Discovery | |
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Discovered by | SuperWASP |
Discovery date | 2014 |
Transit | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.01985 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.15 |
22 h | |
Star | WASP-103 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.528 RJ |
Mass | 1.49 MJ |
WASP-103b is a gaseous exoplanet, more specifically a hot Jupiter, located in the Hercules constellation orbiting the star WASP-103. It has an oval shape, similar to that of a rugby ball, thanks to the force of gravity exerted by its star. It is the first exoplanet to have a deformation detected.
It is 1.5 times more massive, almost twice as large and twenty times hotter than Jupiter; These data suggest that WASP-103b has an interior structure similar to that of said planet. Its orbit lasts in 22 hours, [1] since it is located 0.01987 astronomical units from its star, a fact that also gives it its oval shape. Despite being very close to its sun, it seems to be moving away from it, instead of getting closer, giving rise to the theory that it is a binary system, or that the orbit of the exoplanet in question is elliptical. [2] [3] Orbital decay was not detected by 2020. [4]
WASP or Wide Angle Search for Planets is an international consortium of several academic organisations performing an ultra-wide angle search for exoplanets using transit photometry. The array of robotic telescopes aims to survey the entire sky, simultaneously monitoring many thousands of stars at an apparent visual magnitude from about 7 to 13.
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WASP-79b, also known as Pollera, is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star CD-30 1812. This planet is in the constellation Eridanus, and is about 810 light-years from Earth.
WASP-76, also known as BD+01 316, is a yellow-white main sequence star in the constellation of Pisces. Since 2014, it has had one suspected stellar companion at a projected separation of 85 astronomical units.
WASP-32 is a yellow main-sequence star in the constellation of Pisces. The star was given the formal name Parumleo in January 2020, Latin for small lion and referencing the national animal of Singapore.
WASP-26 is a yellow main sequence star in the constellation of Cetus.
WASP-50 is a G-type main-sequence star about 610 light-years away. The star is older than the Sun and slightly depleted in heavy elements compared to the Sun, and has a close to average starspot activity. Despite its advanced age, the star is rotating rapidly, being spun up by the tides raised by giant planet on close orbit.
WASP-72 is the primary of a binary star system. It is an F7 class dwarf star, with an internal structure just on the verge of the Kraft break. It is orbited by a planet WASP-72b. The age of WASP-72 is younger than the Sun at 3.55±0.82 billion years.
WASP-41 is a G-type main-sequence star. Its surface temperature is 5450±150 K. WASP-41 is similar to the Sun in its concentration of heavy elements, with a metallicity Fe/H index of −0.080±0.090, but is much younger at an age of 2.289±0.077 billion years. The star does exhibit strong starspot activity, with spots covering 3% of the stellar surface.
WASP-88 is a F-type main-sequence star. Its surface temperature is 6450±61 K. WASP-88 is similar to the Sun in its concentration of heavy elements, with a metallicity Fe/H index of 0.03±0.04, and is younger at an age of 3.0±1.3 billion years.
WASP-84, also known as BD+02 2056, is a G-type main-sequence star 327 light-years away in the constellation Hydra. Its surface temperature is 5350±31 K and is slightly enriched in heavy elements compared to the Sun, with a metallicity Fe/H index of 0.05±0.02. It is rich in carbon and depleted of oxygen. WASP-84's age is probably older than the Sun at 8.5+4.1
−5.5 billion years. The star appears to have an anomalously small radius, which can be explained by the unusually high helium fraction or by it being very young.
WASP-80 is a K-type main-sequence star about 162 light-years away. The star's age is much younger than the Sun's at 1.352±0.222 billion years. WASP-80 is similar to the Sun in concentration of heavy elements, although this measurement is highly uncertain.
WASP-103 is an F-type main-sequence star located 1,800 ± 100 light-years away in the constellation Hercules. Its surface temperature is 6,110±160 kelvins (K). The star's concentration of heavy elements is similar to that of the Sun. WASP-103 is slightly younger than the Sun at 4±1 billion years. The chromospheric activity of the star is elevated due to interaction with the giant planet on a close-in orbit.
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