Tags: Star.
WASP-44 is a G-type star in constellation Cetus that has the Jupiter-size planet WASP-44b in orbit. The star is slightly less massive and slightly smaller than the Sun; it is also slightly cooler but is more metal-rich. The star was observed by SuperWASP an organization in search of planets starting in 2009; manual follow-up observations used WASP-44’s spectrum and measurements of its radial velocity led to the discovery of the transiting planet WASP-44b.
