WASP-96

E290094

WASP-96 is a Sun-like star in the constellation Phoenix known for hosting the exoplanet WASP-96b, one of the first exoplanets whose atmosphere was characterized in detail by the James Webb Space Telescope.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
WASP-96 canonical 2
WASP-96 system 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf main-sequence star ⓘ
planet-hosting star ⓘ
star ⓘ
age_Gyr ~8 ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV ~12.2 ⓘ
catalogDesignation 2MASS J22400000-4710000 ⓘ
TIC object in TESS Input Catalog ⓘ
constellation Phoenix ⓘ
coordinateSystem ICRS ⓘ
dataProduct transmission spectra of WASP-96b atmosphere via JWST ⓘ
declination −47° ⓘ
discoveryMethodOfPlanet transit ⓘ
distanceFromEarth_ly ~1150 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth_pc ~350 ⓘ
effectiveTemperature_K ~5600 ⓘ
galacticPopulation thin disk ⓘ
hasPlanetarySystem true ⓘ
hemisphere southern sky ⓘ
hostExoplanet WASP-96b ⓘ
hostExoplanetType_WASP-96b hot Saturn-like gas giant ⓘ
hostStarOf WASP-96b ⓘ
luminosityClass V ⓘ
mass_solarMass ~1.06 ⓘ
metallicity_[Fe/H] super-solar ⓘ
~+0.14 ⓘ
notableFor being target of JWST Early Release Observations ⓘ
hosting exoplanet WASP-96b with well-characterized atmosphere ⓘ
observedBy Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ
parallax_mas ~2.9 ⓘ
planetCountConfirmed 1 ⓘ
planetSurvey WASP (Wide Angle Search for Planets) ⓘ
radialVelocity_kmPerSec ~−6 ⓘ
radius_solarRadius ~1.05 ⓘ
rightAscension 22h 40m ⓘ
rotationPeriod_days >20 ⓘ
similarTo Sun ⓘ
spectralClass G-type ⓘ
spectralType G8 ⓘ
usedFor exoplanet atmospheric characterization studies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

WASP-96b → orbits → WASP-96 ⓘ
subject linked to: exoplanet WASP-96b
WASP-96b → hostStar → WASP-96 ⓘ
subject linked to: exoplanet WASP-96b
WASP-96b → planetarySystem → WASP-96 system ⓘ
subject linked to: exoplanet WASP-96b
linked to: WASP-96