Planet WASP-6 b

Name WASP-6 b
Discovered in 2008
M × sin i 0.503 +0.038-0.019 MJ
Semi-major axis 0.0421 +0.0013-0.0013 AU
Orbital period 3.36101 +3.5e-06-3.5e-06 days
Eccentricity 0.054 +0.015-0.015
ω 1.7 +0.22-0.22
Tperi
Radius 1.224 +0.052-0.052 RJ
Inclination 88.47 +0.47-0.47°
Update April 8, 2012
Detection method detected by transit
Molecules detected

Remarks

30 Jan. 2009: The measurement of the Rossiter effect gives a sky-projected angle between the stellar spin and orbital axis Beta = 11 +14-18 deg. (Gillon et al 2009)

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Star

Name WASP-6
Distance 307 pc
Spectral type G8
Apparent magnitude V 12.4
Mass 0.888 +0.08-0.08 MSun
Age 11 ± 7 Gyr
Effective temperature 5450 ± 100 K
Radius 0.87 +0.036-0.036 RSun
Metallicity [Fe/H] -0.2 ± 0.09
RA2000 23:12:38.0
Dec2000 -22:40:26
Planetary system 1 planet

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