WASP-6

Name	Orbital Separation	Planet Size	Method	Year	Reference	Disposition
WASP-6
WASP-6 b	3.36 d	12.54 R_⨁	Transit	2009	Gillon et al. 2009	Confirmed Planet

WASP-6 Stellar Parameters (10 Solutions)

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RA: 23h12m37.71s

Dec: -22d40m26.85s

Distance: 197.119+1.632-1.607
pc

Parallax: 5.0446400±0.0413555 mas

Ecliptic Latitude: -16.16199 deg

Ecliptic Longitude: 340.08648 deg

Galactic Latitude: -67.19545 deg

Galactic Longitude: 38.73059 deg

Total Proper Motion: 43.6387439±0.0641803 mas/yr

Proper Motion (RA): -23.3048000±0.0645325 mas/yr

Proper Motion (Dec): -36.8948000±0.0640393 mas/yr

Photometry: m_V
11.907±0.034; m_TESS
11.4779±0.0065; m_J
10.769±0.026; m_H
10.445±0.025; m_Ks
10.325±0.025; m_W1
10.275±0.022; m_W2
10.338±0.021; m_W3
10.243±0.067; m_W4
8.294; m_Gaia
11.97610±0.00048; m_B
12.897±0.403

Abundances (Hypatia Catalog): [Fe/H] -0.16±0.14 dex; [C/H] -0.21±0.02 dex; [Na/H] -0.21±0.01 dex; [Mg/H] -0.11±0.07 dex; [Al/H] -0.09±0.06 dex; [Si/H] -0.09±0.05 dex; [Ca/H] -0.10±0.06 dex

Tools: Planetary Systems; ExoFOP Target Overview Page; IRSA Finding Chart; TOI; Stellar Hosts

Source	McGruder et al. 2023	TICv8	Gaia DR2	Bonomo et al. 2017	Stassun et al. 2017	Tregloan-Reed et al. 2015	Tsantaki et al. 2014	Mortier et al. 2013	Gillon et al. 2009	ExoFOP
T_eff (K)	5438±50	5380.7200+87.7887-137.7170	5372.000+53.250-54.245	5450±100	5450±100	5375±65	5447±18	5383±41	5450±100	5375
v sin i (km/s)	1.5±0.3	---	---	1.4±1.0	---	---	0.10	---	1.60±0.27	---
M_✶ (M_⦿)	0.854+0.027-0.023	0.9300000+0.1363040-0.1013980	---	0.880+0.050-0.080	0.55±0.17	0.836±0.063	---	0.82±0.06	0.880±0.080	---
R_✶ (R_⦿)	0.790+0.008-0.009	0.8177050+0.0536422-0.0280462	0.8095434+0.0166001-0.0158137	0.870+0.025-0.036	0.73±0.07	0.864±0.024	---	0.86±0.07	0.870±0.036	0.817704975605011±0.040844200000000
Metallicity (dex)	-0.15±0.05 [Fe/H]	-0.1430000±0.0284605 [M/H]	---	-0.200±0.090 [Fe/H]	-0.20 [Fe/H]	-0.15±0.09 [Fe/H]	-0.11±0.03 [Fe/H]	-0.14±0.03 [Fe/H]	---	---
ρ_✶ (g/cm³)	2.44+0.11-0.10	2.3980581+0.4241279-0.6363448	---	---	2.01±0.23	1.826±0.075	---	1.34±0.11	---	---
log g (log₁₀(cm/s²))	4.565+0.022-0.016	4.5813600+0.0611143-0.0960025	---	---	4.60±0.20	4.487±0.017	4.42±0.06	4.52±0.06	---	4.49371
Age (Gyr)	3.2+2.1-3.1	---	---	11.0+3.0-7.0	---	9.0 +8.0-12.7	---	---	---	---
L_✶ (log₁₀(L_⦿))	---	-0.2967508+0.0112527-0.0141006	-0.30828107+0.00512728-0.00518851	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
γ (km/s)	---	---	12.528898866161271±1.535102600677454	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
P_rot (days)	28.28+3.99-3.97	---	---	23.80±0.15	---	---	---	---	---	---
CAII LOG RHK	-4.476±0.091	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---

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WASP-6 b Planetary Parameters (13 Solutions)

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Status: Confirmed Planet

Detected By: Radial Velocity, Transit

Tools: Planetary Systems; Transit Prediction Service; TOI; Transit; Atmospheric Spectroscopy

Source	McGruder et al. 2023	Panek et al. 2023	Kokori et al. 2023	Patel & Espinoza 2022	Ivshina & Winn 2022	Kokori et al. 2022	Bonomo et al. 2017	Stassun et al. 2017	Barstow et al. 2017	Sing et al. 2016	Tregloan-Reed et al. 2015	Gillon et al. 2009	ExoFOP
T_eq (K)	1167±96	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	1145	1150	1184±16	---	1036.74336950573
S (S_⨁)	288+47-45	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	273.027295895151
P (days)	3.36100260+0.00000061-0.00000630	---	3.36100215±0.00000016	3.3610032+0.0000008-0.0000009	3.36100237±0.00000014	3.36100207±0.00000021	3.36100239±0.00000037	3.3610100±0.0000028	---	3.36	3.36100208±0.00000031	3.3610060 +0.0000022-0.0000035	3.36100125300996±0.00000049218140
R_p (R_⨁)	12.54+0.19-0.20	12.0	---	---	---	---	13.72+0.57-0.58	11.5±1.1	---	13.7	13.79±0.39	13.72 +0.57-0.58	12.7400071096241±0.6397709000000
R_p (R_Jup)	1.119+0.017-0.018	1.07	---	---	---	---	1.224+0.051-0.052	1.03±0.10	---	1.22	1.230±0.035	1.224 +0.051-0.052	1.13658926271718±0.05707663498787
δ (%)	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	2.100±0.022	---	---	---	2.092 +0.019-0.025	2.40817810522965±0.01012140050000
T₁₄ (hours)	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	2.6064 +0.01752-0.01608	2.56858693981516±0.01541930700000
T_C (days)	2454596.432600+0.000762-0.000750 (BJD)	---	2455883.696962±0.000065 (BJD-TDB)	2459110.25922+0.00015-0.00014 (BJD)	2456132.410973±0.000075 (BJD-TDB)	2455591.28967±0.00007 (BJD-TDB)	2455278.716260±0.000085 (BJD-TDB)	---	---	---	2454425.02180±0.00011 (BJD/TDB)	2454596.43267 +0.00015-0.00010 (HJD)	2458357.39474400±0.00009701 (BJD)
a/R_✶	11.21+0.13-0.14	---	10.9±0.3	10.81+0.21-0.18	---	---	---	10.62±0.41	---	---	---	---	---
b	0.195+0.077-0.114	---	---	0.332+0.052-0.084	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
R_p/R_✶	---	---	0.1446±0.0009	0.1453+0.0014-0.0020	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.1463±0.0012	---	---
ω (deg)	---	---	1.70+0.12-0.23	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	1.70 +0.12-0.23	---
M_p (M_⨁)	148+8-7	---	---	---	---	---	154+8-10	118±25	---	159	154±9	160 +6.0-12	---
M_p (M_Jup)	0.467+0.024-0.023	---	---	---	---	---	0.483+0.026-0.030	0.37±0.08	---	0.50	0.485±0.027	0.503 +0.019-0.038	---
e	---	---	0.054+0.018-0.015	---	---	---	<0.070	0.05±0.02	---	---	0.054+0.018-0.015	0.054 +0.018-0.015	---
i (deg)	89.00+0.59-0.41	---	88.5+0.7-0.5	---	---	---	88.47+0.65-0.47	88.47±0.56	---	---	88.38±0.31	88.47 +0.65-0.47	---
ρ (g/cm³)	0.440+0.031-0.029	---	---	---	---	---	0.326+0.048-0.043	---	---	---	0.325±0.059	0.359±0.067	---
a (au)	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.04217+0.00079-0.00120	---	---	---	0.0414±0.0010	0.0421 +0.0008-0.0013	---
K (m/s)	69.6+2.6-2.7	---	---	---	---	---	71.6+2.4-2.6	74.3±1.5	---	---	74.3+1.7-1.4	---	---
λ (deg)	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	7.2±3.7	---	---

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Ancillary Information (8 Unique Files)

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+ WASP-6 (3 File Types, 8 Files)

Literature Time Series (3 File Types, 8 Files)

File Type	Data Points	Filter	Reference
Photometric Light Curve	9630	Clear, no filter	Gillon et al. 2009
Photometric Light Curve	4167	V+R (Generic)	Gillon et al. 2009
Photometric Light Curve	2857	V+R (Generic)	Gillon et al. 2009
Photometric Light Curve	230	i (Sloan)	Gillon et al. 2009
Photometric Light Curve	9285	Clear, no filter	SuperWASP Consortium
Radial Velocity Curve	44	Optical Spectra	Gillon et al. 2009
Radial Velocity Curve	35	Optical Spectra	Gillon et al. 2009
Amateur Light Curve	159	R (Generic)	Amateur-Contributed Light Curves

Nearby Data (within 30 arcseconds) Browse Nearby Data

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Known Objects: 1 Confirmed Planets; 1 2MASS Point Source Catalog

Data Files: 4 KELT Time Series; 1 SuperWASP Time Series; 1 Associated Literature Data

Bibliography (25 References)

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Exploring the Ability of Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 G141 to Uncover Trends in Populations of Exoplanet Atmospheres through a Homogeneous Transmission Survey of 70 Gaseous Planets
Edwards et al. 2023 Reference Overview
A re-analysis of equilibrium chemistry in five hot Jupiters
Panek et al. 2023 Reference Overview
ExoClock Project. III. 450 New Exoplanet Ephemerides from Ground and Space Observations
Kokori et al. 2023 Reference Overview
Emergent Spectral Fluxes of Hot Jupiters: An Abrupt Rise in Dayside Brightness Temperature Under Strong Irradiation
Deming et al. 2023 Reference Overview
The Similar Seven: A Set of Very Alike Exoplanets to Test Correlations between System Parameters and Atmospheric Properties
McGruder et al. 2023 Reference Overview
Empirical Limb-darkening Coefficients and Transit Parameters of Known Exoplanets from TESS
Patel & Espinoza 2022 Reference Overview
TESS Transit Timing of Hundreds of Hot Jupiters
Ivshina & Winn 2022 Reference Overview
ExoClock Project. II. A Large-scale Integrated Study with 180 Updated Exoplanet Ephemerides
Kokori et al. 2022 Reference Overview
The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List
TICv8 Reference Overview
Gaia Data Release 2
Gaia DR2 Reference Overview
ExoFOP TOI Table
ExoFOP
The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG . XIV. Investigating giant planet migration history via improved eccentricity and mass determination for 231 transiting planets
Bonomo et al. 2017 Reference Overview
Accurate Empirical Radii and Masses of Planets and Their Host Stars with Gaia Parallaxes
Stassun et al. 2017 Reference Overview
A Consistent Retrieval Analysis of 10 Hot Jupiters Observed in Transmission
Barstow et al. 2017 Reference Overview
A continuum from clear to cloudy hot-Jupiter exoplanets without primordial water depletion
Sing et al. 2016 Reference Overview
Spitzer Secondary Eclipse Observations of Five Cool Gas Giant Planets and Empirical Trends in Cool Planet Emission Spectra
Kammer et al. 2015 Reference Overview
Transits and starspots in the WASP-6 planetary system
Tregloan-Reed et al. 2015 Reference Overview
Spectroscopic parameters for solar-type stars with moderate-to-high rotation. New parameters for ten planet hosts
Tsantaki et al. 2014 Reference Overview
All WISE Data Release
Cutri et al. 2014 Reference Overview
A Ground-based Optical Transmission Spectrum of WASP-6b
Jordán et al. 2013 Reference Overview
New and updated stellar parameters for 90 transit hosts. The effect of the surface gravity
Mortier et al. 2013 Reference Overview
Exoplanet Archive Help: Amateur Light Curves
Amateur-Contributed Light Curves
Discovery and characterization of WASP-6b, an inflated sub-Jupiter mass planet transiting a solar-type star
Gillon et al. 2009 Reference Overview
2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources
2MASS Point Source Catalog Reference Overview
SuperWASP: Wide Angle Search for Planets
SuperWASP Consortium

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Catalog Parameters

RA

ra

23h12m37.71s

Dec

dec

-22d40m26.85s

β

elat

-16.16199

λ

elon

340.08648

b

glat

-67.19545

l

glon

38.73059

m_V

sy_vmag

11.907±0.034

m_TESS

sy_tmag

11.4779±0.0065

m_J

sy_jmag

10.769±0.026

m_H

sy_hmag

10.445±0.025

m_Ks

sy_kmag

10.325±0.025

sy_kepmag

no_data

m_W1

sy_w1mag

10.275±0.022

m_W2

sy_w2mag

10.338±0.021

m_W3

sy_w3mag

10.243±0.067

m_W4

sy_w4mag

8.294

sy_icmag

no_data

m_Gaia

sy_gaiamag

11.97610±0.00048

m_B

sy_bmag

12.897±0.403

sy_gmag

no_data

sy_imag

no_data

sy_rmag

no_data

sy_umag

no_data

sy_zmag

no_data

μ

sy_pm

43.6387439±0.0641803

μ_δ

sy_pmdec

-36.8948000±0.0640393

μ_α

sy_pmra

-23.3048000±0.0645325

π

sy_plx

5.0446400±0.0413555

Distance

sy_dist

197.119+1.632-1.607

Set Parameters

R_✶

st_rad

0.870±0.036

T_eff

st_teff

5450±100

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