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WASP-7
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<p>WASP-7, also identified as HD 197286, is a <a href="/facts/Stellar_classification/dYrIuK9H">type F</a> <a href="/facts/Star/PFbd6ICx">star</a> located about 527 <a href="/facts/Light-year/IGc5NdQb">light-years</a> away in the constellation <a href="/facts/Microscopium_(constellation)/bpVBfjBj">Microscopium</a>. This star is a little larger and about 28% more massive than the <a href="/facts/Sun/CadPCVHh">Sun</a> and is also brighter and hotter. At <a href="/facts/Apparent_magnitude/7pCTF1Me">magnitude</a> 9.5 the star cannot be seen by the <a href="/facts/Naked_eye/ePEIa0lK">naked eye</a> but is visible through a small <a href="/facts/Telescope/BDwYahhR">telescope</a>. </p>