WASP-8

WASP -8 is a star in the constellation Sculptor. On the basis of its (B -V) color of 0.7, you can classify it as a late G star.

He is WASP - 8b accompanied by the transiting planets with little more than 2 Jupiter masses in an eccentric orbit with high inclination and an orbital period of 8.15 days, the retrograde thereby moved to the rotation of WASP -8. The companion was discovered by observations in the years 2006 and 2007 as part of SuperWASP project at the South African Astronomical Observatory.