Astronomy:CoRoT-20b
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT space telescope |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0902 AU (13,490,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.562 |
| Orbital period | 9.24285 d |
| Inclination | 88.21 |
| Star | CoRoT-20 (ru) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 0.84 |♃|J}}}}}} |
| Mass | 4.24|♃|J}}}}}} |
| Physics | 1002 K[2] |
CoRoT-20b is a transiting exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011.
It is a hot Jupiter-sized planet orbiting CoRoT-20. It is a young planet, with an estimated age between 0.06 and 0.14 Gyr. Its density (8.87 g/cm3) is remarkably high for its mass, making CoRoT-20b one of the most compact gas giants.[3]
Host star
The host star, CoRoT-20 is a G2V star with Te = 5880K, M = 1.14M☉, R = 0.92R☉, and it is above-solar metallicity. It also hosts another exoplanet, CoRoT-20c.
See also
References
- ↑ "Notes on CoRoT-20 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/corot_20_b--826/.
- ↑ "COROT-20 Planets in the system". http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/CoRoT-20%20b/. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ↑ Deleuil, M.; Bonomo, A. S.; Ferraz-Mello, S.; Erikson, A.; Bouchy, F.; Havel, M.; Aigrain, S.; Almenara, J. -M. et al. (2011). Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission⋆ XX. CoRoT-20b: A very high density, high eccentricity transiting giant planet. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117681.
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