WASP-36 is a G-type main-sequence star about 1,230 light-years away in the Hydra constellation.
Star characteristics WASP-36 is a yellow main sequence star of spectral class G2, similar to the Sun. It has a candidate stellar companion with apparent magnitude 14.03, seemingly confirmed in 2019 using Gaia DR2 data.
Planetary system In 2010, the SuperWASP survey found the hot Jupiter class planet WASP-36b using the transit method.WASP-36 b Solar analogue 1.5 day orbital period 2.4 Jupiter masses 1.4 Jupiter radii Its temperature was measured to be 1705 K. The planetary transmission spectrum taken in 2016 has turned out to be anomalous: the planet appears to be surrounded by a blue-tinted halo that is too wide to be an atmosphere and may represent a measurement error.
The planetary dayside temperature measured in 2020 is 1440 K.
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