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Star WASP 120

Yellow-White star WASP 120 is located 1248 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class F5, that has 139 % of solar mass. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.
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WASP 120

Yellow-White star
Spectral class: F5

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Ascension iconRight ascension: 4h 10m 27.864s
Declination iconDeclination: -45° 53' 53.680'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 2.614
Distance iconSun distance: 1,247.603 ly | 382.5 pc
Star position
The position of a star tells us where it appears in the sky, similar to how we use coordinates like latitude and longitude on Earth. In astronomy, the three main coordinates are right ascension, declination and distance. .. icon More about Star position in StellarGuide

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 139.3 % M Sun
| 1459 M Jupiter
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Star mass
Mass of the star WASP 120 is 1.393 solar masses.

The mass of a star is the total amount of matter it contains. It is one of the most important properties of a star, as it determines almost everything about how the star lives, changes, and dies. In astronomy, star mass is usually measured in solar masses (M☉) — where 1 solar mass is equal to the mass of our Sun... icon More about Star mass in StellarGuide
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Size: 187 % R Sun
| 18.6 R Jupiter
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Star size
Radius of the star WASP 120 is 1.87 solar radii.

The size of a star refers to its radius — the distance from its center to its surface. Star size is usually measured in solar radii (R☉), where 1 solar radius equals approximately 696,000 kilometers. Depending on their type and life stage, stars can be much smaller or larger than the Sun... icon More about Star size in StellarGuide
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Temperature: 6450 K | 1.12 T Sun
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Star temperature
Surface temperature of WASP 120 is 6450 K, which is 112 % of the temperature on the surface of the Sun.

The temperature of a star refers to the temperature at its surface, also called the photosphere. It is measured in kelvins (K), the standard unit for temperature in astronomy. A star’s temperature tells us a lot about its physical properties and where it stands in its evolutionary stage... icon More about Star temperature in StellarGuide

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 11
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 3
Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).
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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
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WASP 120 system structure

 WASP 120
WASP 120 b 0.05 AU 1541.8 M⊕ 16.5 R⊕ 3.6 days

More about WASP 120

Star WASP 120 is is approximately 87 % bigger than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 6450 K (6177 °C), which is about 112 % of Sun's temperature.
       WASP 120 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope. The star is also observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Other designations of this star
Gaia DR3 4837286842168217088
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External sources
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Stellar obliquity measurements of six gas giants
Scientific study, Accepted: 22. 03. 2024
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Gaia database (Gaia DR3 4837286842168217088)
Archive from the Gaia mission
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TESS database (TOI 415.01)
Archive from the TESS mission

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is the WASP 120 system from the Sun?

The WASP 120 system is 1248 light years or 382.5 parsecs from the Sun.

What galaxy is the WASP 120 star in?

The WASP 120 is in the Milky Way galaxy just like the Sun.

How many stars are in the WASP 120 system?

The WASP 120 is a single star, there are no other known stars in the system.

What type of star is the WASP 120?

The star WASP 120 is a Yellow-White star star.

What temperature is star WASP 120?

The star WASP 120 has an effective temperature of 6450 K. Find out more about the temperature of stars in Stellar guide
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