Surface temperature 5,500 K Radius 605,500 km (0.87 R☉) Constellation Aquarius | Mass 1.75 × 10^30 kg (0.88 M☉) Magnitude 11.9 Apparent magnitude (V) 11.9 | |
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WASP-6 is a type-G yellow dwarf star located about 1000 light-years away in the Aquarius constellation. Dim at magnitude 12, it is visible through a moderate sized amateur telescope. The star is about 80% of the size and mass of the Sun and it is a little cooler.
Planetary system
The SuperWASP project announced that this star has an extrasolar planet, WASP-6b, in 2008. This object was detected by the astronomical transit method.
References
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