WASP-54

WASP-54
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 13h 41m 49.0301s
Declination −00° 07′ 41.033″
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.41
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage subgiant
Spectral type F8V
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−2.71±0.22 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −10.810 mas/yr
Dec.: −24.744 mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.9859±0.0200 mas
Distance818 ± 4 ly
(251 ± 1 pc)
Orbit
PrimaryWASP-54A
NameWASP-54B
Semi-major axis (a)5.728±0.006"
(1450 AU)
Details
WASP-54A
Mass1.213±0.032 M
Radius1.828+0.091
−0.081
 R
Surface gravity (log g)4.00±0.02 cgs
Temperature6,100±100 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.27±0.08 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.0±0.8 km/s
Age6.9+1.0
−1.9
 Gyr
WASP-54B
Mass0.19±0.01 M
Temperature3,216+26
−25
 K
Other designations
BD+00 3088, TOI-1833, TIC 61098812, WASP-54, TYC 4967-678-1, GSC 04967-00678, 2MASS J13414903-0007410
Database references
SIMBADA
B
Exoplanet Archivedata

WASP-54, also known as BD+00 3088, is a binary star system about 818 light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The primary, WASP-54A, is an F-type subgiant, accompanied by the red dwarf WASP-54B on a wide orbit. WASP-54 is depleted in heavy elements, having 55% of the solar abundance of iron. WASP-54 is slightly older than the Sun at 6.9+1.0
−1.9
billion years.