WASP-16
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 14h 18m 43.9225s |
| Declination | −20° 16′ 31.844″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.309 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G3V |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.51±0.32 |
| Apparent magnitude (R) | ~11.00 |
| Apparent magnitude (I) | 10.49±0.02 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 9.984±0.024 |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 9.659±0.022 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 9.589±0.023 |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 0.088(27) mas/yr Dec.: 17.350(21) mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.1912±0.0262 mas |
| Distance | 628 ± 3 ly (192.6 ± 1.0 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.022±0.101 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.946±0.054 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.5±0.2 cgs |
| Temperature | 5700±150 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.01±0.10 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 3.0±1.0 km/s |
| Age | 5+3.1 −0 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| TYC 6147-229-1, GSC 06147-00229, SDSS J141843.92-201631.8, 2MASS J14184392-2016317, Gaia DR2 6283723285046532864 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
WASP-16 is a magnitude 11 yellow dwarf main sequence star, with characteristics similar to the Sun, located in the Virgo constellation.