WASP-55
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 35m 01.9538s |
| Declination | −17° 30′ 12.526″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.75 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Main sequence |
| Spectral type | G1 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −4.09 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +12.072 mas/yr Dec.: −3.837 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.3337±0.0438 mas |
| Distance | 980 ± 10 ly (300 ± 4 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.04±0.05 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.11+0.13 −0.09 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.34 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,965 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 2.7 km/s |
| Age | 1.1+0.8 −0.6 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Gaia DR2 3603529272750802560, EPIC 212300977, TYC 6125-113-1, 2MASS J13350194-1730124 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
WASP-55 is a G-type main-sequence star about 980 light-years away. The star is much younger than the Sun at approximately 1.1+0.8
−0.6 billion years. WASP-55 is similar to the Sun in concentration of heavy elements.
A multiplicity survey in 2016 found one candidate stellar companion to WASP-55 at a projected separation of 4.435″±0.018″. Follow-up observations in 2017 were unable to confirm if the suspected companion red dwarf star, with a temperature of 3,340±90 K, is gravitationally bound to WASP-55 or not.