WASP-76

WASP-76

Artist impression of WASP-76b and WASP-76
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 46m 31.8576s
Declination 02° 42 02.030
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.52
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type F7
B−V color index 0.61
J−H color index 0.21
J−K color index 0.3
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−1.152±0.0033 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +45.531 mas/yr
Dec.: −40.593 mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.2899±0.0826 mas
Distance617 ± 10 ly
(189 ± 3 pc)
Details
Mass1.280±0.028 M
Radius1.667±0.020 R
Luminosity4.6 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.4±0.1 cgs
Temperature6,250±100 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.23±0.1 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.3±0.6 km/s
Age5.3+6.1
2.9
 Gyr
Other designations
WASP-76, 2MASS J01463185+0242019, Gaia DR3 2512326349403275520
Database references
SIMBADdata

WASP-76, also known as BD+01 316, is a yellow-white main sequence star in the constellation of Pisces. A suspected stellar companion at a projected separation of 85 astronomical units was reported in 2014.

After about five billion years, WASP-76 has expanded and become more luminous than at the start of its main sequence life, but most probably has not yet reached the subgiant branch.