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WASP-48
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19 24 38.9616
Declination +55° 28′ 23.3317″
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.65±0.14
Characteristics
Spectral type G0IV
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-19.740 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 6.141 mas/yr
Dec.: -27.969 mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.1732 ± 0.0213 mas
Distance1,500 ± 10 ly
(460 ± 5 pc)
Details
Mass1.19±0.04 M
Radius1.75±0.07 R
Surface gravity (log g)4.03±0.03 cgs
Temperature5920±150 K
Metallicity−0.12±0.12
Rotational velocity (v sin i)12.2±0.7 km/s
Age6
−4 Gyr
Other designations
Gaia DR2 2141754578242371584, TYC 3925-739-1, GSC 03925-00739, 2MASS J19243895+5528233
Database references
SIMBADdata

WASP-48 is a subgiant star about 1400 light-years away. The star is likely older than Sun and slightly depleted in heavy elements. It shows an infrared excess noise of unknown origin, yet has no detectable ultraviolet emissions associated with the starspot activity. The discrepancy may be due to large interstellar absorption of light in interstellar medium for WASP-48. The measurements are compounded by the emission from eclipsing contact binary NSVS-3071474 projected on sky plane nearby, although no true stellar companions were detected by survey in 2015.

The star is rotating rapidly, being spun up by the tides raised by the giant planet on close orbit.

Planetary system

In 2011 a transiting hot Jupiter planet b was detected.

The WASP-48 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 0.98±0.09 MJ 0.03320±0.00077 2.143634±0.000003 0 80.09
−0.55°
1.396±0.051 RJ

References

  1. ^ WASP-48 -- Star
  2. ^ Enoch, B.; Anderson, D. R.; Barros, S. C. C.; Brown, D. J. A.; Collier Cameron, A.; Faedi, F.; Gillon, M.; Hébrard, G.; Lister, T. A.; Queloz, D.; Santerne, A.; Smalley, B.; Street, R. A.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; West, R. G.; Bouchy, F.; Bento, J.; Butters, O.; Fossati, L.; Haswell, C. A.; Hellier, C.; Holmes, S.; Jehen, E.; Lendl, M.; Maxted, P. F. L.; McCormac, J.; Miller, G. R. M.; Moulds, V.; Moutou, C.; et al. (2011), "WASP-35b, WASP-48b and WASP-51b: Two new planets and an independent discovery of HAT-P-30b", The Astronomical Journal, 142 (3): 86, arXiv:1104.2827, Bibcode:2011AJ....142...86E, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/142/3/86, S2CID 63996398
  3. Sada, Pedro V.; Deming, Drake; Jennings, Donald E.; Jackson, Brian k.; Hamilton, Catrina M.; Fraine, Jonathan; Peterson, Steven W.; Haase, Flynn; Bays, Kevin; Lunsford, Allen; o'Gorman, Eamon (2012), "Extrasolar Planet Transits Observed at Kitt Peak National Observatory", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 124 (913): 212–229, arXiv:1202.2799, Bibcode:2012PASP..124..212S, doi:10.1086/665043, S2CID 29665395
  4. Shkolnik, Evgenya L. (2013), "An Ultraviolet Investigation of Activity on Exoplanet Host Stars", The Astrophysical Journal, 766 (1): 9, arXiv:1301.6192, Bibcode:2013ApJ...766....9S, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/766/1/9, S2CID 118415788
  5. Fossati, L.; Marcelja, S. E.; Staab, D.; Cubillos, P. E.; France, K.; Haswell, C. A.; Ingrassia, S.; Jenkins, J. S.; Koskinen, T.; Lanza, A. F.; Redfield, S.; Youngblood, A.; Pelzmann, G. (2017), "The effect of ISM absorption on stellar activity measurements and its relevance for exoplanet studies", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 601: A104, arXiv:1702.02883, Bibcode:2017A&A...601A.104F, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201630339, S2CID 17549819
  6. ^ Ciceri, S.; Mancini, L.; Southworth, J.; Bruni, I.; Nikolov, N.; d'Ago, G.; Schröder, T.; Bozza, V.; Tregloan-Reed, J.; Henning, Th. (2015), "Physical properties of the HAT-P-23 and WASP-48 planetary systems from multi-colour photometry", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 577: A54, arXiv:1503.00762, Bibcode:2015A&A...577A..54C, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201425449, S2CID 53607610
  7. Wöllert, Maria; Brandner, Wolfgang; Bergfors, Carolina; Henning, Thomas (2015), "A Lucky Imaging search for stellar companions to transiting planet host stars", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 575: A23, arXiv:1507.01938, Bibcode:2015A&A...575A..23W, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424091, S2CID 119250579
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