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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Monoceros |
Right ascension | 06 30 52,900 |
Declination | +00° 13′ 36.85″ |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | main sequence star |
Spectral type | G2V |
Variable type | planetary transit |
Details | |
Mass | 1.14 M☉ |
Radius | 1.02 R☉ |
Temperature | 5880 K |
Age | 100 million years |
Other designations | |
2MASS J06305289+0013369 , CMC14 J063052.9+001336, UCAC2 31822344, UCAC3 =181-42077, USNO-B1.0 0902-00091920, USNO-A2.0 0900-03054387, CoRoT-Exo 20 | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
CoRoT-20 is a star, which is located in the constellation Monoceros at a distance of about 4011 light years from the Earth. The star is orbited by at least two planets.
Characteristics
CoRoT-20 is a very young star of 14.66 magnitude by astronomical standards. Its age is estimated at approximately 100 million years. In terms of mass and radius, it is almost identical to our Sun. Its surface temperature is about 5880 kelvins. CoRoT-20 got its name thanks to the space telescope CoRoT, which discovered its two planets.
Planetary system
In 2011, a group of astronomers working within the CoRoT program announced the discovery of the planet CoRoT-20b and CoRoT-20c in this system. It is a hot gas giant, more than four times the mass of Jupiter. However, the planet's radius is only 84% of Jupiter's, which indicates an average high density. CoRoT-20b and c both orbit close to its parent star - at a distance of 0.09 AU The discovery of the planet was made by transit method.
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | 4.3 MJ | 0.09 | — | 0.59 | — | — |
c | 17 MJ | 2.9 | — | 0.6 | — | — |
References
- ^ M. Deleuil, A.S. Bonomo, S. Ferraz-Mello, A. Erikson, F. Bouchy, M. Havel, S. Aigrain, J.-M. Almenara, R. Alonso, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, P. Barge, P. Bordé, H. Bruntt, J. Cabrera, S. Carpano, C. Cavarroc, Sz. Csizmadia, C. Damiani, H.J. Deeg, R. Dvorak, M. Fridlund, G. Hébrard, D. Gandolfi, M. Gillon, E. Guenther, T. Guillot, A. Hatzes, L. Jorda, A. Léger, H. Lammer, T. Mazeh, C. Moutou, M. Ollivier, A. Ofir, H. Parviainen, D. Queloz, H. Rauer, A. Rodríguez, D. Rouan, A. Santerne, J. Schneider, L. Tal-Or, B. Tingley, J. Weingrill, G. Wuchterl (2011-09-14). "XX. CoRoT-20b: A very high density, high eccentricity transiting giant planet". Arxiv.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "CoRoT-20 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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