OGLE-TR-56
{{short description|Star in the constellation Sagittarius}}
{{Starbox begin
| name = OGLE-TR-56
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{{Starbox image
| image = 250px
| caption = A light curve showing the May 14, 2008 planet transit across OGLE-TR-56. Adapted from Adams et al. (2011)
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{{Starbox observe
| epoch = J2000.0
| constell = Sagittarius
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{{Starbox character
| variable=EP{{cite web |publisher=Sternberg Astronomical Institute |title=General Catalogue of Variable Stars Query results |url=http://www.sai.msu.su/groups/cluster/gcvs/cgi-bin/search.cgi?search=+V5157+Sgr+|work=Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia|access-date=2009-04-30}}
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{{Starbox astrometry
| dist_ly = ~5,000
| dist_pc = ~1,500
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{{Starbox detail
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{{Starbox catalog
| names = V5157 Sagittarii, SBC9 2452
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{{Starbox reference
| Simbad = OGLE-TR-56
| EPE = OGLE-TR-56
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{{Starbox end}}
OGLE-TR-56 is a dim, distant, magnitude 17 Sun-like star located approximately {{convert|1500|pc|abbr=off|lk=on}} away in the constellation of Sagittarius.{{cite web
| url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=OGLE-TR-56
| title =SIMBAD query result: V* V5157 Sgr -- Star showing eclipses by its planet
| publisher=Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg
| access-date=2009-04-30 }}
This star is listed as an eclipsing type variable star with the eclipse due to the passage of the planet as noted in the discovery papers.
Planetary system
In 2002, a possible planet was discovered transiting the star, and after additional observations to rule out false positives, it was confirmed. At the time of discovery it was the shortest-period planet.
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{{OrbitboxPlanet
| exoplanet = b
| period = 1.211909 ± 0.000001
| semimajor = 0.0225 ± 0.0004[https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/ogle_tr_56_b--1/ Planet : OGLE-TR-56 b], Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Accessed on line August 22, 2008.
| eccentricity = 0
}}
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See also
References
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External links
- {{cite encyclopedia | url=http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=OGLE-TR-56 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071106060348/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=OGLE-TR-56 | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 6, 2007 | encyclopedia=Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | title=Notes for star OGLE-TR-56 | access-date=2008-08-22}}
{{Sky|17|56|35.51|-|29|32|21.2|4900}}
{{Stars of Sagittarius}}
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Category:Planetary systems with one confirmed planet
Category:Planetary transit variables
Category:Sagittarius (constellation)
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