Star · F9 D
WASP-106
WASP-106 is a giant star of spectral type F9 D in the constellation Leo, 1,172 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,172 light-years (359.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.30 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.52 |
| Spectral type | F9 D |
| Surface temperature | 6,000 K |
| Luminosity | 2.64 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.47 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.18 M☉ |
| Age | 2.5 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.02 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 05m 43.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −5° 04′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.30. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° N. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 854. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 21 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WASP-106, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.61, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- WASP-106 b 9.29-day orbit · 12.1 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.