Star WASP 31

Yellow-White star WASP 31 is located 1266 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star, that has 116 % of solar mass. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.

WASP 31

Yellow-White star

Location

Right ascension: 11h 17m 45.333s

Declination: -19° 3' 17.2'' (equatorial region)

Parallax: 2.576

Sun distance: 1266.246 ly | 388.2 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 116 % M Sun

Size: 124 % R Sun

Temperature: 6200 K | 1.07 T Sun

Photometry

Apparent magnitude (V): 11.7

Absolute magnitude (V): 3.7

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 31 system structure

	WASP 31
		WASP 31 b	0.05 AU	152 M⊕	17.2 R⊕	3.4 days

More about WASP 31

Star WASP 31 is is approximately 24 % bigger than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 6200 K (5927 °C), which is about 107 % of Sun's temperature.

       WASP 31 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 3545873945303316224

External sources

A physically derived eddy parameterization for giant planet atmospheres with application on hot-Jupiter atmospheres

Scientific study, Accepted: 13. 04. 2023

ExoGemS Detection of a Metal Hydride in an Exoplanet Atmosphere at High Spectral Resolution

Scientific study, 01. 01. 1970

Gaia database (Gaia DR3 3545873945303316224)

Archive from the Gaia mission

TESS database (TOI 683.01)

Archive from the TESS mission

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