CoRoT-20b

CoRoT-20b
Discovery
Discovered byCoRoT space telescope
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.0902 AU (13,490,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0.562
9.24285 d
Inclination88.21
StarCoRoT-20
Physical characteristics
0.84 RJ
Mass4.24MJ
Temperature1002 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]

  1. ^ "Notes on CoRoT-20 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "COROT-20 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Deleuil, M.; Bonomo, A. S.; Ferraz-Mello, S.; Erikson, A.; Bouchy, F.; Havel, M.; Aigrain, S.; Almenara, J. -M.; Alonso, R.; Auvergne, M.; Baglin, A.; Barge, P.; Bordé, P.; Bruntt, H.; Cabrera, J.; Carpano, S.; Cavarroc, C.; Csizmadia, Sz.; Damiani, C.; Deeg, H. J.; Dvorak, R.; Fridlund, M.; Hébrard, G.; Gandolfi, D.; Gillon, M.; Guenther, E.; Guillot, T.; Hatzes, A.; Jorda, L.; et al. (2011). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission⋆ XX. CoRoT-20b: A very high density, high eccentricity transiting giant planet". Astronomy and Astrophysics. arXiv:1109.3203. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117681. S2CID 118339296.