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WASP-16
Sign in to saveAlso known as TYC 6147-229-1, UCAC2 23880704, DTARPS-S 58, TIC 46096489, 2MASS J14184392-2016317, RAVE J141843.9-201632, TOI-818
WASP-16 is a magnitude 11 yellow dwarf main sequence star, with characteristics similar to the Sun, located 628 light-years away in the Virgo constellation.
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- *
- Spectral type
- G3V
- Distance
- 628 light-years
- Redshift
- z = -0.0000036691983156256214
- Coordinates
- RA 214.6830° · Dec -20.2755°
via SIMBAD · CDS Strasbourg
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Planetary system
- References
- External links
WASP-16 is a magnitude 11 yellow dwarf main sequence star, with characteristics similar to the Sun, located 628 light-years away in the Virgo constellation.
==Planetary system== In 2009, a planet of the star was announced by the SuperWASP project. It is another hot Jupiter type exoplanet.
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