OGLE-TR-56

OGLE-TR-56

A light curve showing the May 14, 2008 planet transit across OGLE-TR-56. Adapted from Adams et al. (2011)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 17h 56m 35.51s
Declination –29° 32 21.2
Apparent magnitude (V) 16.560<
Characteristics
Spectral type G
Variable type EP
Astrometry
Distance~5,000 ly
(~1,500 pc)
Details
Mass1.17 ± 0.04 M
Radius1.32 ± 0.06 R
Other designations
V5157 Sagittarii, SBC9 2452
Database references
SIMBADdata

OGLE-TR-56 is a dim, distant, magnitude 17 Sun-like star located approximately 1,500 parsecs (4,900 light-years) away in the constellation of Sagittarius. This star is listed as an eclipsing type variable star with the eclipse due to the passage of the planet as noted in the discovery papers.