CoRoT-20b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT space telescope |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0902 AU (13,490,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.562 |
| 9.24285 d | |
| Inclination | 88.21 |
| Star | CoRoT-20 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 0.84 RJ |
| Mass | 4.24MJ |
| Temperature | 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. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "COROT-20 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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