WASP-60

WASP-60 / Morava
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 23h 46m 39.9747s
Declination +31° 09 21.3744
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.18
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Main sequence
Spectral type F9
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−26.38 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +30.247 mas/yr
Dec.: −6.005 mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.3243±0.0194 mas
Distance1,400 ± 10 ly
(430 ± 4 pc)
Details
Mass1.229±0.026 M
Radius1.401±0.066 R
Surface gravity (log g)4.31±0.11 cgs
Temperature6105±50 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.26±0.07 dex
Rotation34.8±2.7 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.8±0.6 km/s
Age1.7±0.5 Gyr
Other designations
Morava, Gaia DR3 2868528637464028160, TYC 2767-1746-1, 2MASS J23463997+3109213
Database references
SIMBADdata

WASP-60 is a F-type main-sequence star about 1420 light-years away. The stars age is much younger than the Sun's at 1.7±0.5 billion years. WASP-60 is enriched in heavy elements, having 180% of the solar abundance of iron. The star does not have noticeable starspot activity, an unexpected observation for a relatively young star. The age of WASP-60 determined by different methods is highly discrepant though, and it may actually be an old star which experienced an episode of spin-up in the past.

The star was named Morava in 2019 by Serbian amateur astronomers as part of the NameExoWorlds contest, after the Morava River in Serbia.

A multiplicity survey in 2015 did not detect any stellar companions to WASP-60.