WASP-3b
lyr · 27-28/05/2016 - 20:30UTC / 02:30 UTC · Officina Stellare Advanced RILA 400 f/5.25
About the target
WASP-3b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star WASP-3 located over 727 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered via the transit method by SuperWASP, and follow up radial velocity observations confirmed that WASP-3b is a planet. The planet’s mass and radius indicate that it is a gas giant with a similar bulk composition to Jupiter. WASP-3b has such an orbital distance around its star to classify it in the class of planets known as hot Jupiters and has an atmospheric temperature of approximately 1983 K.
WASP-3b undergoes no detectable gravitational tugging from other bodies in this system.
© Nikos Paschalis
Observing log
- Object
- WASP-3b
- Constellation
- lyr
- V. Magnitude /Depth
- 10.64 / 0.0123
- Period (days)
- 1.846835
- RA / DEC
- 18h:34m.31sec / +35° 39m.41ec
- Eclipse duration
- 137 minutes
- Distance
- 727 Ly
- Spectral type
- F7V
- Comparison star
- GSC 2636:146
- Check star
- GSC 2636:092
- Date + Time
- 27-28/05/2016 - 20:30UTC / 02:30 UTC
- Location
- “Nunki Observatory” - Skiathos
- Optics
- Officina Stellare Advanced RILA 400 f/5.25
- Tools
- THE SKY X
- Camera
- SBIG STXL11002 with FW8G-STXL (Astrodon filters)
- Exposure Time
- Red: 180 X 60 Sec
- Mount
- Paramount ME
- Guiding
- Unguided
- Processing Details
- Maxim ,The Sky X, Ccdautopilot 5
- More Details
- Environment Temperature: 19 °C Camera Temperature -35 °C
- Sky temperature
- -14. οC
- Notes
- Weather: Clear Transparence: Medium Humidity: 70-80 %
- Moon Illumination
58%
Astronomer on duty: Angelos Tsiaras
Amateur astronomers on duty: Nikolaos I. Paschalis - Natasa Kokori
Analysing data & analysing software: Angelos Tsiaras - Natasa Kokori