WASP-95

WASP-95 is a star 451 light-years (138 parsecs) away in the constellation Grus. With an apparent magnitude of 10.1, it is not visible to the naked eye. Its spectral type of G2 means it is a yellow sunlike star.

WASP-95

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Grus
Right ascension	22h 29m 49.73551s[1]
Declination	−48° 00′ 11.0487″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.09[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	G2[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	6.30±0.16[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 92.151(11) mas/yr[1] Dec.: −6.905(14) mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)	7.2379±0.0157 mas[1]
Distance	450.6 ± 1.0 ly (138.2 ± 0.3 pc)
Details[3]
Mass	1.110±0.090 M☉
Radius	1.130+0.080 −0.040 R☉
Temperature	5830±140 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	0.14±0.16 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	3.10±0.60 km/s
Age	5.0+2.8 −1.8 Gyr
Other designations
CD−48 14223, CPD−48 10759, TOI-105, TIC 144065872, WASP-95, TYC 8442-960-1, GSC 08442-00960, 2MASS J22294972-4800111[2]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Planetary system

In 2013, a planet was discovered around WASP-95. The planet, WASP-95b, is a hot Jupiter about 10% more massive than Jupiter, and completes an orbit round its star every two days. It was discovered by its transit of the star in 2013.^[4] The planet's equilibrium temperature is 1692.6±40.4 K.^[5]

The WASP-95 planetary system^[5]

Companion (in order from star)	Mass	Semimajor axis (AU)	Orbital period (days)	Eccentricity	Inclination	Radius
b	1.206+0.065 −0.067 MJ	0.0312±0.0022	2.18466560(11)	<0.018[3]	85.9411+0.0065 −0.0066°	1.098±0.088 RJ