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CoRoT-20
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
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
Mass1.14 M
Radius1.02 R
Temperature5880 K
Age100 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
SIMBADdata

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.

The CoRoT-20 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 4.3 MJ 0.09 0.59
c 17 MJ 2.9 0.6

References

  1. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "CoRoT-20 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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