WASP-95 is a

star A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth make ...

in the constellation Grus. With an

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of 10.1, it is not visible to the naked eye. Its spectral type of G2 means it is a yellow sunlike star.

Planetary system

In 2013, a planet was discovered around WASP-95. The planet,

WASP-95b WASP-95 is a star in the constellation Grus. With an apparent magnitude of 10.1, it is not visible to the naked eye. Its spectral type of G2 means it is a yellow sunlike star. Planetary system In 2013, a planet was discovered around WASP ...

, is a

hot Jupiter Hot Jupiters (sometimes called hot Saturns) are a class of gas giant exoplanets that are inferred to be physically similar to Jupiter but that have very short orbital periods (). The close proximity to their stars and high surface-atmosphere temp ...

about 10% more massive than

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, and completes an orbit round its star every two days. It was discovered by its transit of the star in 2013. The planet equilibrium temperature is 1692.6 K.

References

G-type main-sequence stars Grus (constellation) Planetary systems with one confirmed planet Durchmusterung objects {{main-star-stub