WASP-10b explained
| WASP-10b |
| Discoverer: | Cameron et al. (SuperWASP) |
| Discovery Site: | SAAO |
| Discovered: | April 1, 2008 |
| Discovery Method: | Transit |
| Apsis: | astron |
| Semimajor: | 0.0371 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.057 |
| Period: | 3.0927616 d |
| Inclination: | 86.8 |
| Arg Peri: | 2.737 |
| Mean Radius: | 1.08 ± 0.02 |
| Mass: | 3.06 |
| Surface Grav: | 6.93 g |
| Single Temperature: | 1300 |
WASP-10b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008 by SuperWASP using the transit method. It takes about 3 days to orbit around WASP-10. Follow-up radial velocity observations showed that it is three times more massive than Jupiter, while the transit observations showed that its radius is only 8% larger than Jupiter's, giving the planet a density more similar to the Moon than a normal gas giant.[1] [2] It is currently the only confirmed planet around WASP-10, as WASP-10c is still unconfirmed.[3]
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- A SMALLER RADIUS FOR THE TRANSITING EXOPLANET WASP-10b. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Johnson. 2009. 692. 2. L100–L104. 10.1088/0004-637X/692/2/L100. Winn. Joshua N.. Cabrera. Nicole E.. Carter. Joshua A.. 2009ApJ...692L.100J. 0812.0029 . 14858840.
- WASP-10b: a 3MJ, gas-giant planet transiting a late-type K star. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Christian. 392. 4. 1585–1590. December 29, 2008 . 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.14164.x. Gibson. N. P.. Simpson. E. K.. Street. R. A.. Skillen. I.. Pollacco. D.. Collier Cameron. A.. Joshi. Y. C.. Keenan. F. P.. Stempels. H. C.. Haswell. C. A.. Horne. K.. Anderson. D. R.. Bentley. S.. Bouchy. F.. Clarkson. W. I.. Enoch. B.. Hebb. L.. Hébrard. G.. Hellier. C.. Irwin. J.. Kane. S. R.. Lister. T. A.. Loeillet. B.. Maxted. P.. Mayor. M.. McDonald. I.. Moutou. C.. Norton. A. J.. Parley. N.. free. 2009MNRAS.392.1585C. 0806.1482 . 862722. 8.
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