WASP-127

WASP-127
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sextans
Right ascension 10h 42m 14.0837s
Declination −03° 50 06.260
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.165(46)
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage subgiant
Spectral type G5
Apparent magnitude (J) 9.092±0.029
Apparent magnitude (H) 8.738±0.055
Apparent magnitude (K) 8.641±0.019
Variable type Planetary transit
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−8.92±0.06 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 19.133±0.020 mas/yr
Dec.: 17.058±0.018 mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.2241±0.0175 mas
Distance524 ± 1 ly
(160.7 ± 0.5 pc)
Details
A
Mass0.949+0.022
−0.019
 M
Radius1.335+0.025
−0.029
 R
Luminosity1.8 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.23±0.02 cgs
Temperature5,842±14 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.19±0.01 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.53+0.07
−0.05
 km/s
Age9.7±1.0 Gyr
B
Mass0.997 M
Radius0.929 R
Temperature5629 K
Other designations
BD−03 2978, Gaia DR3 3778075717162985600, TOI-675, TYC 4916-912-1, GSC 04916-00912, 2MASS J10421407-0350062
Database references
Exoplanet Archivedata

WASP-127 is an old G5 type star that is around 9.7 billion years old and located 524 light years from Earth in the Constellation of Sextans. It has a mass of 0.9 solar masses, a radius of 1.3 solar radii and a temperature of 5842 Kelvin. There is so far one planet detected, a low density sub-Saturn type.