Star WASP 106

Yellow star WASP 106 is located 1172 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star, that has 118 % of solar mass. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.

WASP 106

Yellow star

Location

Right ascension: 11h 5m 43.117s

Declination: -5° 4' 46.154'' (equatorial region)

Parallax: 2.783

Sun distance: 1172.033 ly | 359.3 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 117.5 % M Sun

Size: 147 % R Sun

Temperature: 6002 K | 1.04 T Sun

Photometry

Apparent magnitude (V): 11.2

Absolute magnitude (V): 3.4

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

WASP 106 system structure

	WASP 106
		WASP 106 b	0.09 AU	613.6 M⊕	12.1 R⊕	-

More about WASP 106

Star WASP 106 is is approximately 47 % bigger than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 6002 K (5729 °C), which is about 104 % of Sun's temperature.

       WASP 106 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.

Other designations of this star
Gaia DR3 3788394461991295488

External sources

SOLES VII: The Spin-Orbit Alignment of WASP-106 b, a Warm Jupiter Along the Kraft Break

Scientific study, Accepted: 15. 08. 2023

Gaia database (Gaia DR3 3788394461991295488)

Archive from the Gaia mission

TESS database (TOI 660.01)

Archive from the TESS mission

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