OGLE-TR-132 is a distant
magnitude 15.72
star
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in the star fields of the
constellation
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Carina. Because of its great distance, about 4,900
light-year
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s, and location in the crowded field it was not notable in any way. Because its apparent brightness changes when one of its planets transits, the star has been given the
variable star designation
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V742 Carinae. The
spectral type of the star is
type F. A yellow-white, very
metal-rich dwarf star, it is slightly hotter and more
luminous
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than the
Sun.
Planetary system
In 2003 the
Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) detected periodic dimming in the star's
light curve indicating a
transiting,
planetary-sized object.
[
] Since low-mass
red dwarf
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s and
brown dwarfs may mimic a planet
radial velocity
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measurements were necessary to calculate the mass of the body. In 2004 the object was proved to be a new transiting
extrasolar planet,
OGLE-TR-132b
OGLE-TR-132b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star OGLE-TR-132.
In 2003 the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) detected periodic dimming in the star's light curve indicating a transiting, planetary-sized object. Since low-ma ...
.
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]
See also
*
Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment
*
OGLE-TR-113
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Lists of exoplanets
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References
External links
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F-type main-sequence stars
Planetary transit variables
Carina (constellation)
Planetary systems with one confirmed planet
Carinae, V742
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