WASP-4

WASP-4

WASP-4

G-type main sequence star in the constellation Phoenix

WASP-4 is a G-type main-sequence star approximately 891 light-years away in the constellation of Phoenix.[4][1][2] Despite its advanced age, the star is rotating rapidly, being spun up by the tides raised by a giant planet on a close orbit.[8]

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0, Constellation ...

Planetary system

In 2007 the exoplanet WASP-4b was discovered orbiting this star. With an orbital period of just 1.3 days it is classified as a hot Jupiter.[4] The planet's orbital period appears to be decreasing at a rate of 7.33±0.71 milliseconds per year, suggesting that its orbit is decaying, with a decay timescale of 15.77±1.57 million years. Another superjovian planet in the system is suspected.[9]

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References

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    Wilson, D. M.; et al. (2008). "WASP-4b: A 12th Magnitude Transiting Hot Jupiter in the Southern Hemisphere". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 675 (2): L113–L116. arXiv:0801.1509. Bibcode:2008ApJ...675L.113W. doi:10.1086/586735. S2CID 10823235.
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    Bonomo, A. S.; Desidera, S.; et al. (June 2017). "The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. XIV. Investigating giant planet migration history via improved eccentricity and mass determination for 231 transiting planets". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 602: A107. arXiv:1704.00373. Bibcode:2017A&A...602A.107B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629882.
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    Maxted, P. F. L.; Serenelli, A. M.; Southworth, J. (2015), "A comparison of gyrochronological and isochronal age estimates for transiting exoplanet host stars", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 577: A90, arXiv:1503.09111, Bibcode:2015A&A...577A..90M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201525774, S2CID 53324330
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    Turner, Jake D.; Flagg, Laura; Ridden-Harper, Andrew; Jayawardhana, Ray (2022), "Characterizing the WASP-4 System with TESS and Radial Velocity Data: Constraints on the Cause of the Hot Jupiter's Changing Orbit and Evidence of an Outer Planet", The Astronomical Journal, 163 (6): 281, arXiv:2112.09621, Bibcode:2022AJ....163..281T, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac686f, S2CID 245329747
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