SWEEPS J175902.67−291153.5
SWEEPS J175902.67−291153.5 is marked with a green circle and the number 11. | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Right ascension | 17h 59m 02.67s |
| Declination | −29° 11′ 53.5″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 19.83 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F9 |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 27,710 ly (8,500 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 5.95 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.10 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.45 R☉ |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
SWEEPS J175902.67-291153.5 is an F9 spectral class star located in the constellation Sagittarius, approximately 27,710 light-years from Earth. At least one planet, SWEEPS-11, orbits the star, which is currently, along with SWEEPS-04, the most distant known exoplanets.
It has an apparent magnitude of 19 and an absolute magnitude of 5.95. The star's mass is 1.10 solar masses, and its radius is 1.45 solar radii. The designation "SWEEPS J175902.67-291153.5" comes after the Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search (SWEEPS) project. This project also discovered its planetary companion.