WASP-20 b
Orbiting WASP-20
WASP-20 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-20, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
15.47
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
159.80
Earth masses
Distance
211.9
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1362
K
Radius (Earth radii)
15.47
Mass (Earth masses)
159.80
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
1362 K
Orbital Period
Unknown
Distance from Earth
211.9 pc (~691 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
Unknown
Radius (Solar)
1.24 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
5.1606°, -23.9358°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2015
Source ID: WASP-20 b
WASP-20 b orbits WASP-20 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 15.47 Earth radii, a mass of 159.8 Earth masses (estimated), and an equilibrium temperature near 1,362 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 211.9 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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