- WASP-8
Starbox begin
name = WASP-8Starbox observe
epoch=J2000
ra=
dec=
appmag_v=9.9
constell=Starbox character
class=G6
b-v=
u-b=
variable= Starbox astrometry
radial_v=
prop_mo_ra=
prop_mo_dec=
parallax=
p_error=
parallax_footnote=
absmag_v=
dist_pc=49
dist_ly=160Starbox detail
mass=0.93
radius=0.93
luminosity=0.79
temperature=5600
metal=
age=Starbox catalog
names=WASP-8 is a V magnitude 9.9, G6V
main sequence yellow dwarf star. It was announced alongside WASP-6b to -15b in April 1, 2008 in the NAM 2008 conference. It was catalogued as part of the SuperWASP mission which discovered the transit ofWASP-8b .Star
The mass, radius, and luminosity of this star have not been published. A G5V of temperature 5600 K lines up to 0.93 sol mass, 0.93 sol radius, and 0.79 sol luminosity on the H-R diagram.
Planetary system
The star is orbited by one known
extrasolar planet , designatedWASP-8b .PlanetboxOrbit
exoplanet = b
mass = 2.23
period = 8.16
semimajor = 0.0793
eccentricity =References
External links
*cite web
url=http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=WASP-8
title=Notes for star WASP-8
work=The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia
accessdate=2008-08-07
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