OGLE2-TR-L9
 Artistic rendering of OGLE2-TR-L9 and its planet | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Right ascension | 11h 07m 55.181s[1] |
| Declination | –61° 08′ 46.58″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.74[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F3V |
| Apparent magnitude (R[1]) | 14.74 |
| Apparent magnitude (I[1]) | 14.00 |
| Apparent magnitude (J[1]) | 13.51 |
| Apparent magnitude (H[1]) | 13.25 |
| Apparent magnitude (K[1]) | 13.12 |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -2.0[1] mas/yr Dec.: 7.1[1] mas/yr |
| Distance | 2,935 ly (9,00 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.52 ±0.08[2] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.53 (± 0.04)[2] R☉ |
| Temperature | 6933 ±58[2] K |
| Age | 660 million[2] years |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | data |
OGLE2-TR-L9 is a magnitude 15 star in the constellation Carina at a distance of approximately 2,935 light years.[1]
Planetary system
This star is home to the transiting extrasolar planet OGLE2-TR-L9b discovered in 2008.[2]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 4.5 ±1.5 MJ | 0.0308 | 2.4855335 ±7e-07 | 0 | — | — |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "SIMBAD query result: NAME OGLE2-TR-L9 -- Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Snellen; Koppenhoefer, J.; Van Der Burg, R. F. J.; Dreizler, S.; Greiner, J.; De Hoon, M. D. J.; Husser, T. O.; Krühler, T.; et al. (2009). "OGLE2-TR-L9b: an exoplanet transiting a rapidly rotating F3 star". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 497 (2): 545–550. arXiv:0812.0599
. Bibcode:2009A&A...497..545S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200810917.
External links
- "OGLE2-TR-L9". Exoplanets.
Coordinates: 
11h 07m 55.181s, −61° 08′ 46.58″
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