Temperature
5600 K
5476 to 5797
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Stellar HostProfile
WASP-56
G6 • 321.1 pc
Records
7
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
8
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 347329162
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Adopted host values from one source row
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: Faedi et al. 2013 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.02 Msun
0.71 to 1.11
Radius
1.11 Rsun
0.96 to 1.25
Age
6.20 Gyr
single adopted value
Distance
321.1 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
G6
Consistent across records
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.11 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
WASP-56
1.11 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
WASP-56 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2012
Period
4.62 days
Radius
10.54 R⊕
Mass
143.0 M⊕
Eq. Temp
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WASP-56 b: A Jupiter-Like World Orbiting a Sun-Like Star
WASP-56 is a star located 1,050 light-years away, and one planet orbits it. The host star has a spectral type of G6, meaning it is a G-type star cooler than the Sun. It is estimated to be 6.2 billion years old, with a mass of 1.02 solar masses, a radius of 1.11 solar radii, and a temperature of 5600 K. Its radius is larger than the Sun's, and its temperature is cooler than the Sun's.
The planet WASP-56 b was discovered in 2012 by the transit method, in which a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint and causes a small dip in observed brightness. It is classified as Jupiter-like, a size class for planets exceeding 4 times Earth's radius. WASP-56 b has a mass of 143 Earth masses and a radius of 10.5 Earth radii, both larger than Earth's, and its mean density is 0.674 g/cm³, 0.122 times Earth's. It completes one orbit in 4.62 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
7
Stellar refs
7
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agestable
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5600 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 6.20 | — | G6 | 321.1 | Faedi et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5797 | 1.04 | 1.11 | — | 0.10 | — | 321.1 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5797 | 1.11 | 1.06 | — | — | — | 321.1 | Mortier et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5476 | — | 1.25 | — | 0.10 | — | 321.1 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5600 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 6.20 | — | — | 321.1 | Bonomo et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 5600 | 0.71 | 0.96 | — | — | — | 321.1 | Stassun et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 5797 | — | 1.11 | — | — | — | 321.1 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |