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WASP-15 is a magnitude 11 star located about 1000 light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The star which is more massive larger hotter and more luminous than the Sun is also less metal-rich than the Sun. WASP-15 has one known planet in its orbit WASP-15b; the planet is a Hot Jupiter with an anomalously high radius a phenomenon which may be explained by the presence of an internal heat source.