WASP-16b

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WASP-16b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
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Size comparison of WASP-16b with Jupiter.
Parent star
Star WASP-16
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension (α) 14h 18m 43.922s
Declination (δ) –20° 16′ 31.85″
Apparent magnitude (mV) 11.29
Spectral type G3V
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis (a) 0.0421+0.001
−0.0018
AU
Eccentricity (e) 0
Orbital period (P) 3.1186009+1.46e-5
−1.31e-5
d
Inclination (i) 85.22+0.27
−0.43
°
Time of transit (Tt) 2454584.42878+0.00035
−0.00023
JD
Physical characteristics
Mass (m) 0.855 ± 0.059 MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date August 3, 2009
Discoverer(s) Lister et al.
Discovery method Transit and
Radial veloctiy
Discovery status Published
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data
SIMBAD data
Exoplanet Archive data
Open Exoplanet Catalogue data

WASP-16b is an extrasolar planet that travels around its star, WASP-16, every 3.12 days. Likely a hot Jupiter. Its mass is near .855 of Jupiter, the radius is 1.008 of Jupiter. It was discovered in 2009 by a team led by T.A. Lister as part of the Wide Angle Search for Planets project.[1]

References

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External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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