WASP-59 is a K-type main-sequence star about 379 light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The star's age is essentially unconstrained by observations. WASP-59 is slightly depleted in heavy elements, having 70% of the solar abundance of iron.[5] The star produces extremely low levels of ultraviolet light, indicating an absence of flare activity.[6]
A multiplicity survey in 2015 did not detect any stellar companions to WASP-59.[7]
Planetary system
In 2012 a transitinghot Jupiter planet, WASP-59b, was detected on a tight, mildly eccentric orbit.[4]
Its equilibrium temperature is 670±35 K.[4] The planet is unusually dense for a gas giant, representing an outlier on the mass-radius diagram.[8]
^ abcdHébrard, G.; Collier Cameron, A.; Brown, D. J. A.; Díaz, R. F.; Faedi, F.; Smalley, B.; Anderson, D. R.; Armstrong, D.; Barros, S. C. C.; Bento, J.; Bouchy, F.; Doyle, A. P.; Enoch, B.; Gómez Maqueo Chew, Y.; Hébrard, É. M.; Hellier, C.; Lendl, M.; Lister, T. A.; Maxted, P. F. L.; McCormac, J.; Moutou, C.; Pollacco, D.; Queloz, D.; Santerne, A.; Skillen, I.; Southworth, J.; Tregloan-Reed, J.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; Udry, S.; et al. (2012), "WASP-52b, WASP-58b, WASP-59b, and WASP-60b: four new transiting close-in giant planets", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 549: A134, arXiv:1211.0810, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220363, S2CID54502046
^ abcBonomo, A. S.; Desidera, S.; Benatti, S.; Borsa, F.; Crespi, S.; Damasso, M.; Lanza, A. F.; Sozzetti, A.; Lodato, G.; Marzari, F.; Boccato, C.; Claudi, R. U.; Cosentino, R.; Covino, E.; Gratton, R.; Maggio, A.; Micela, G.; Molinari, E.; Pagano, I.; Piotto, G.; Poretti, E.; Smareglia, R.; Affer, L.; Biazzo, K.; Bignamini, A.; Esposito, M.; Giacobbe, P.; Hébrard, G.; Malavolta, L.; et al. (2017), "The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. XIV. Investigating giant planet migration history via improved eccentricity and mass determination for 231 transiting planets", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 602: A107, arXiv:1704.00373, Bibcode:2017A&A...602A.107B, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629882, S2CID118923163
