WASP-14 explained
WASP-14 or BD+22 2716 is a star in the constellation Boötes. The SuperWASP project has observed and classified this star as a variable star, perhaps due to the eclipsing planet.[1]
Planetary system
WASP-14b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008. This is one of the densest exoplanets known.Its radius best fits the model of Fortney.[2]
See also
External links
- Image WASP-14
- Web site: WASP-14. Exoplanets. 2009-05-04. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230211/http://media4.obspm.fr/exoplanets/base/etoile.php?nom=WASP-14. dead.
Notes and References
- Web site: SIMBAD query result: BD+22 2716 -- Star . Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg . 2009-05-04 .
- Fortney . The Astrophysical Journal . Planetary Radii across Five Orders of Magnitude in Mass and Stellar Insolation: Application to Transits . 659 . 2 . 1661–1672 . 2007 . 10.1086/512120 . Marley . M. S. . Barnes . J. W. . 2007ApJ...659.1661F. astro-ph/0612671 . 3039909 .
