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WASP 16

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Magnitude
  
11.309

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
11.309

Constellation
  
Virgo

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WASP-16 is a magnitude 11 yellow dwarf main sequence star, with characteristics similar to our Sun, located in the Virgo constellation.

Planetary system

In 2009, a planet of the star was announced by the SuperWASP project. It appears to be another hot Jupiter type exoplanet.

References

WASP-16 Wikipedia