WASP-1

WASP-1

Telescope photo of WASP-1
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 20m 40.0746s
Declination +31° 59 23.955
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.68 ± 0.05
Characteristics
WASP-1A
Evolutionary stage main-sequence star
Spectral type F7V
Apparent magnitude (B) ~12.0
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.68 ± 0.05
WASP-1B
Apparent magnitude (H) 15.130 ± 0.046
Apparent magnitude (K) 15.116 ± 0.055
Astrometry
WASP-1A
Radial velocity (Rv)−13.90(59) km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −4.692(22) mas/yr
Dec.: −3.320(20) mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.6108±0.0218 mas
Distance1,250 ± 10 ly
(383 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.63+0.13
−0.14
Details
WASP-1A
Mass1.301+0.049
−0.047
 M
Radius1.515+0.052
−0.045
 R
Luminosity2.88+0.36
−0.30
 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.190+0.020
−0.022
 cgs
Temperature6110±75 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.26±0.08 dex
Age3.0±0.6 Gyr
WASP-1B
Mass~0.3:13 M
Surface gravity (log g)~4.97:13 cgs
Temperature~3400:13 K
Position (relative to WASP-1A):11,13
ComponentWASP-1B
Epoch of observation2013–2014
Angular distance~4.58
Position angle~1.9°
Projected separation1587+160
−16
AU
Other designations
1SWASP J002040.07+315923.7, USNO-B1.0 1219-00005465, TOI-6014, TIC 57984377, WASP-1, TYC 2265-107-1, GSC 02265-00107, 2MASS J00204007+3159239
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

WASP-1 is a magnitude 12 binary star system located about 1,250 light-years away in the Andromeda constellation. The binary system consists of a metal-rich F-type main-sequence star, named WASP-1A, and a distant low-mass star, named WASP-1B. WASP-1A has one known transiting hot Jupiter exoplanet named WASP-1b.