WASP-96
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 04m 11.13768s |
| Declination | −47° 21′ 38.3208″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Main sequence |
| Spectral type | G8 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −1.10±0.50 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 25.594 mas/yr Dec.: 2.192 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 2.8590±0.0154 mas |
| Distance | 1,141 ± 6 ly (350 ± 2 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.06±0.09 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.05±0.05 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1.00 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.42±0.02 cgs |
| Temperature | 5540±140 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.14±0.19 dex |
| Rotation | 35.0 |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.5±1.3 km/s |
| Age | 9.4+3.3 −2.9 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| TOI-247, TIC 160148385, WASP-96, 2MASS J00041112-4721382 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
WASP-96 is a G8-type star, located approximately 1140 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Phoenix.
It is known to host at least one exoplanet, WASP-96b. It was discovered in 2013 by the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP), utilising the transit method. In July 2022, NASA announced that a spectrum of the planet would be featured in the initial science release from the James Webb Space Telescope.