WASP-62
WASP-62, formally named Naledi, is a single star about 573 light-years (176 parsecs) away. It is an F class main-sequence star, orbited by a planet, WASP-62b. The age of WASP-62 is much younger than the Sun at 0.8±0.6 billion years, and it has a metal abundance similar to the Sun.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05h 48m 33.59333s |
| Declination | −63° 59′ 18.3884″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.21 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main-sequence star |
| Spectral type | F |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 10.73 |
| Apparent magnitude (G) | 10.077±0.003 |
| Apparent magnitude (R) | 9.93 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 15.24±0.25 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -15.439 mas/yr Dec.: 26.151 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.6910 ± 0.0113 mas |
| Distance | 573 ± 1 ly (175.7 ± 0.3 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.250±0.050 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.280±0.050 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.45±0.1 cgs |
| Temperature | 6230±80 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.040±0.060 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 8.70±0.40 km/s |
| Age | 2.60+0.50 −0.70 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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