WASP-5 is a magnitude 12 G-type main-sequence star located about 1,020 light-years (310 parsecs) away in the Phoenix constellation. The star is likely older than the Sun, slightly enriched in heavy elements and is rotating rapidly, being spun up by the tides raised by the giant planet on a close orbit.
Planetary system This star has one exoplanet, WASP-5b, detected by the SuperWASP project in 2007.
See also SuperWASP WASP-4 WASP-3 List of extrasolar planets
References
External links UK planet hunters announce three new finds (PDF) SuperWASP Homepage "WASP-5". Exoplanets. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-05-04.