WASP-64
WASP-64 is a star about 1200 light-years away. It is a G7 class main-sequence star, orbited by a planet WASP-64b. It is younger than the Sun at 3.6±1.6 billion years, and it has a metal abundance similar to the Sun. The star is rotating rapidly, being spun up by the giant planet in a close orbit.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canis Major |
| Right ascension | 06h 44m 27.6052s |
| Declination | −32° 51′ 30.1787″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.29 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main-sequence star |
| Spectral type | G7 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 11.368 |
| Apparent magnitude (G) | 12.5257 |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 11.079 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 35.48 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -19.389 mas/yr Dec.: -1.123 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 2.6745 ± 0.0218 mas |
| Distance | 1,220 ± 10 ly (374 ± 3 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.993+0.034 −0.037 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.036+0.046 −0.065 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.90±0.15 L☉ |
| Temperature | 5400±100 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.08±0.11 dex |
| Rotation | 15.8±3.7 d |
| Age | 3.554±1.629 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
WASP-64 was named Atakoraka in 2019 after the Atacora, the largest mountain range in Togo. An imaging survey in 2017 failed to find any stellar companions.
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