HD 15082 [SEP] constellation
HD 15082
HD 15082 (also known as WASP-33) is a star located roughly 399 light years away in the northern constellation of Andromeda. The star is a Delta Scuti variable and a planetary transit variable. A hot Jupiter type extrasolar planet, named WASP-33b or HD 15082b, orbits this star with an orbital period of 1.22 days. It is the first Delta Scuti variable known to host a planet.
Spectrum.
HD 15082 is an Am star, which makes its stellar classification challenging to discern. The hydrogen
WASP-33b
WASP-33b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 15082. It is the first planet discovered to orbit a Delta Scuti variable star. With a semimajor axis of 0.026 AU and a mass which is likely greater than Jupiter mass, it belongs to the hot Jupiter class of planets.
Discovery.
In 2010, the SuperWASP project announced the discovery of an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 15082. The discovery was made by detecting the transit of the planet as it passes in front of its star, an event