WASP-17

WASP-17 / Dìwö
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox ICRS
Constellation Scorpius
Right ascension 15h 59m 50.9492s
Declination −28° 03′ 42.313″
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.500
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type F6V
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−48.34±1.07 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −8.263(29) mas/yr
Dec.: −9.427(22) mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.4811±0.0255 mas
Distance1,310 ± 10 ly
(403 ± 4 pc)
Details
Mass1.56±0.30 M☉
Radius1.494±0.063 R☉
Luminosity4.0±0.2 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.29±0.08 cgs
Temperature6689±112 K
Metallicity [Fe/H] = −0.190±0.065 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)10.6±1.3 km/s
Age2.65±0.25 Gyr
Other designations
Dìwö, CD−27 10695, TOI-1050, TIC 66818296, WASP-17, TYC 6787-1927-1, 2MASS J15595095-2803422, 1SWASP J155950.94−280342.3
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

WASP-17, also named Dìwö, is an F-type main sequence star approximately 1,310 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. It hosts the planet WASP-17b.

The star is depleted of carbon. The carbon to oxygen molar ratio of 0.18±0.04 for WASP-17 is well below the solar ratio of 0.55.