WASP-3 [SEP] constellation
WASP-3
WASP-3 is a magnitude 10 yellow-white dwarf star located about 800 light-years away in the Lyra constellation. It appears to be variable; it "passed from a less active (log R'_hk=-4.95) to a more active (log R'_hk=-4.8) state between 2007 and 2010".
Planetary system.
The extrasolar planet WASP-3b was detected by the SuperWASP project in 2007.
The William Herschel Telescope had confirmed it was a planet by 2008.
In 2010, researchers proposed a second planet orbiting WASP-3.
WASP-5
WASP-5 is a magnitude 12 yellow dwarf star located about 910 light-years away in the Phoenix constellation.
Planetary system.
This star has one extrasolar planet WASP-5b detected by the SuperWASP project in 2007.
See also.
- SuperWASP
- WASP-4
- WASP-3
- List of extrasolar planets
External links.
- UK planet hunters announce three new finds (PDF requires acrobat reader)
- SuperWASP Homepage