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WASP-55

Star in constellation of Virgo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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WASP-55 is a G-type main-sequence star about 954 light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The star is much younger than the Sun at approximately 1.1+0.8
−0.6
 billion years
.[8] WASP-55 is similar to the Sun in concentration of heavy elements.[10]

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A multiplicity survey in 2016 found one candidate stellar companion to WASP-55 at a projected separation of 4.435±0.018.[11] Follow-up observations in 2017 were unable to confirm if the suspected companion red dwarf star, with a temperature of 3,340±90 K, is gravitationally bound to WASP-55 or not.[12] It was confirmed in 2019 using Gaia DR2 data.[13]

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Planetary system

In 2012 a transiting hot Jupiter planet, WASP-55b, was detected on a tight, circular orbit.[14] Its equilibrium temperature is 1,305 K.[5]

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