WASP-39

WASP-39

A light curve for WASP-39, plotted from TESS data
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 14h 29m 18.41517s
Declination −03° 26′ 40.2045″
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.11
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type G8
Variable type planetary transit
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−58.51±0.83 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -19.041 mas/yr
Dec.: +0.437 mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.6435±0.0144 mas
Distance702 ± 2 ly
(215.4 ± 0.7 pc)
Details
Mass0.93±0.03 M
Radius0.895±0.023 R
Luminosity0.63 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.4±0.2 cgs
Temperature5400±150 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.12±0.10 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.4±0.6 km/s
Age9+3
−4
 Gyr
Other designations
Malmok, V732 Vir, TOI-5675, TIC 181949561, WASP-39, 2MASS J14291840-0326403
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

WASP-39, also named Malmok, is a G-type main-sequence star about 702 light-years (215 parsecs) away in the constellation Virgo. With an apparent magnitude of 12.1, it is much too faint to be visible to the naked eye. The star is slightly smaller and cooler than the Sun. It hosts one known exoplanet, WASP-39b.