WASP-72

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WASP-72 is a distant star in the constellation Tucana known for hosting the transiting exoplanet WASP-72b.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
WASP-72b 1

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf star
age_Gyr ~3
apparentMagnitudeV 10.96
constellation Tucana NERFINISHED
coordinateSystem ICRS NERFINISHED
declination -41° 23′ 14.4″
discoveredExoplanetBy WASP survey NERFINISHED
distance_ly ~1600
distance_pc ~490
effectiveTemperature_K ~6250
epochOfExoplanetDiscovery 2012
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasExoplanet WASP-72b NERFINISHED
hasPlanetarySystem true
hostOfTransitingPlanet WASP-72b NERFINISHED
hostStarOf WASP-72b NERFINISHED
locatedIn Milky Way
southern celestial hemisphere
mass_solar ~1.39
metallicity_Fe_H ~0.07
otherDesignation 2MASS J01250804-4123144 NERFINISHED
CD-41 770 NERFINISHED
TYC 7580-192-1 NERFINISHED
parallax_mas 2.0
planetCountConfirmed 1
radius_solar ~1.98
rightAscension 01h 25m 08.04s
rotationalVelocity_km_s ~6.0
spectralType F7
surfaceGravity_logg ~3.9
survey Wide Angle Search for Planets NERFINISHED
variabilityType planetary transit host

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

constellation Tucana contains WASP-72
subject surface form: Tucana
constellation Tucana contains WASP-72
subject surface form: Tucana
this entity surface form: WASP-72b