WASP-50

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WASP-50 / Chaophraya
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 02h 54m 45.1342s [1]
Declination −10° 53 53.025 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.44
Characteristics
Spectral type G9V
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)25.24 km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: 3.383(20)  mas/yr [1]
Dec.: 8.913(17)  mas/yr [1]
Parallax (π)5.4865 ± 0.0174  mas [1]
Distance 594 ± 2  ly
(182.3 ± 0.6  pc)
Details [2] [3]
Mass 0.892+0.08
0.074
  M
Radius 0.843±0.031  R
Surface gravity (log g)4.5±0.1  cgs
Temperature 5400±100  K
Metallicity −0.12±0.08
Rotation 16.30 ± 0.50 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.6±0.5 km/s
Age 8.57±2.86  Gyr
Other designations
Gaia DR2  5160557726183065984, TYC  5290-462-1, GSC  05290-00462, 2MASS J02544513-1053530 [4]
Database references
SIMBAD data

WASP-50 is a G-type main-sequence star about 594 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. [5] Despite its advanced age, the star is rotating rapidly, being spun up by the tides raised by giant planet on close orbit. [3]

The star was named Chaophraya in December 2019 by the Thai amateur astronomers. [6]

Planetary system

In 2011 a transiting hot superjovian planet b (named Maeping in 2019 [6] ) was detected. [5] It has an equilibrium temperature of 1405±58 K. [2]


The WASP-50 planetary system [2] [5] [7]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b / Maeping 1.437±0.068  MJ 0.0293±0.00131.955100±0.0000050.01+0.02
0.01
84.88±0.27° 1.138±0.026  RJ

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−0.8
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−0.9
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−5.5
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