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Star WASP 80

Orange star WASP 80 is located 162 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class K7V, that has 58 % of solar mass. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.
Sun distance
162 light years
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WASP 80

Orange star
Spectral class: K7V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 20h 12m 40.034s
Declination iconDeclination: -2° 8' 39.998'' (equatorial region)
Parallax iconParallax: 20.114
Distance iconSun distance: 162.153 ly | 49.7 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 57.7 % M Sun | 604 M Jupiter
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Size: 59 % R Sun | 5.8 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 4143 K | 0.72 T Sun
time iconAge: 0.1 billions years | 0.02 Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 11.9
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 8.4
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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
Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

WASP 80 system structure

WASP 80
 WASP 80 b 0.03 AU 171 M⊕ 11.2 R⊕ 3.1 days
More about WASP 80
Star WASP 80 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 60 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 4143 K (3870 °C), which is about 72 % of Sun's temperature.
       WASP 80 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
Petra, Gaia DR2 4223507222112425344, TYC 5165-481-1, GSC 05165-00481, 2MASS J20124017-0208391, Gaia DR3 4223507222112425344
External sources
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Methane Throughout the Atmosphere of the Warm Exoplanet WASP-80b
Scientific study, Accepted: 07. 09. 2023
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Probing reflection from aerosols with the near-infrared dayside spectrum of WASP-80b
Scientific study, Accepted: 26. 07. 2023
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Homogeneous search for helium in the atmosphere of 11 gas giant exoplanets with SPIRou
Scientific study, Accepted: 10. 07. 2023
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Gaia database (Gaia DR3 4223507222112425344)
Archive from the Gaia mission
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TESS database (TOI 5801.01)
Archive from the TESS mission
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