WASP-24
WASP-24 is an F-type star with the Hot Jupiter planet WASP-24b in orbit. WASP-24 is slightly larger and more massive than the Sun, it is also has a similar Metallicity and is hotter than the Sun. WASP-24 was first observed by the SuperWASP planet-searching organization, which flagged it as a potential host to a planet before following up with radial velocity and spectral measurements. Analysis of these confirmed the planetary nature of WASP-24b, which was later released to the public on the SuperWASP website.
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 15h 08m 51.7367s |
| Declination | +02° 20′ 35.9644″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.3 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F8/9 |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −16.713±0.062 mas/yr Dec.: −8.702±0.065 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.0764 ± 0.0424 mas |
| Distance | 1,060 ± 10 ly (325 ± 4 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.129 +0.027 −0.025 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.147 +0.044 −0.048 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.26 ± 0.02 cgs |
| Temperature | 6107 ± 77 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | –0.02 ± 0.10 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 7.32 ± 0.88 km/s |
| Age | 3.8+1.3 −1.2 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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