Exoplanet

HAT-P-20 b

Orbiting HAT-P-20

Overview

HAT-P-20 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HAT-P-20, discovered in 2010 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

9.72

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

2302.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

71.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

970

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

9.72

Mass (Earth masses)

2302.90

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

970 K

Orbital Period

2.88 days

Distance from Earth

71.0 pc (~232 ly)

Spectral Type

K3

Temperature

4595 K

Mass (Solar)

0.76 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.69 R☉

Luminosity

-0.72 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

111.9164°, 24.3361°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2010

Data Sources

Source ID: HAT-P-20 b

System Context

HAT-P-20 b orbits HAT-P-20 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 9.72 Earth radii, a mass of 2,302.9 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.88 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 970 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 71 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K3, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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