WASP-56
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 13m 27.8904s |
| Declination | +23° 03′ 20.459″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.48 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence star |
| Spectral type | G6 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 4.636 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −36.262±0.810 mas/yr Dec.: 0.871±0.590 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.0865±0.0511 mas |
| Distance | 1,060 ± 20 ly (324 ± 5 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.107±0.024 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.112+0.026 −0.022 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.45 ± 0.1 cgs |
| Temperature | 5600 ± 100 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.12±0.06 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.5 ± 0.9 km/s |
| Age | 6.2+3.0 −2.1 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Melotte 111 AV 561, Gaia DR2 4001613814138156416, TYC 1986-1561-1, 2MASS J12132790+2303205 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
WASP-56 is a sun-like star of spectral type G6 in the constellation of Coma Berenices. It has an apparent magnitude of 11.48. Observations at the Calar Alto Observatory using the lucky imaging technique detected a candidate companion star located 3.4 arc seconds away, however it is not known if this is an actual binary companion or an optical double.