OGLE-TR-123

OGLE-TR-123

A light curve showing the March 30, 2005 planet transit across OGLE-TR-123. Adapted from Pont et al. (2006)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 11h 06m 51.19s
Declination −61° 11 10.1
Characteristics
Spectral type F (primary)/M (b)
Apparent magnitude (I) 15.40 (system)
Variable type Eclipsing binary
Astrometry
Distance5000 ± 1000 ly
(1600 ± 400 pc)
Orbit
Period (P)1.804 days
Semi-major axis (a)0.031 ± 0.002 AU
Eccentricity (e)0
Inclination (i)8690°°
Details
OGLE-TR-123A
Mass1.3 M
Radius1.55 R
Temperature6700 ± 300 K
OGLE-TR-123b
Mass0.085 M
Radius0.13 R
Other designations
V816 Car, 2MASS J11065112-6111103
Database references
SIMBADdata

OGLE-TR-123 is a binary stellar system containing one of the smallest main-sequence stars whose radius has been measured. It was discovered when the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) survey observed the smaller star eclipsing the larger primary. The orbital period is approximately 1.80 days.