WASP-20, also known as CD-24 102, is a binary star [4] system in the equatorial constellation Cetus, located at a distance of about 940 light-years (290 parsecs ) from the Sun. The primary star is an F-type main sequence star and hosts one confirmed exoplanet, WASP-20b. [6]
WASP-20 is a star of spectral type F9, aged 7+2
−1 billion years. Its mass is 1.200 ± 0.041 solar masses for a radius of 1.392 ± 0.044 solar radii, or a density of 0.630 ± 0.046 grams per cubic centimeter. [7]
WASP-20b is a transiting hot Jupiter discovered in 2014. [7] WASP-20b orbits WASP-20 in less than five Earth days very close to its star (0.06 AU) in a circular (near-zero eccentricity) orbit. The orbit is inclined by 85.56 ± 0.22° relative to the plane of the sky and is thus edge-on, as necessary for a transit to be observed. [5]
Companion (in order from star) | Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) | Orbital period (days) | Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | 0.311+0.019 −0.018 MJ | 0.05999+0.00069 −0.00068 | 4.8996284(33) | <0.039 | 85.56±0.22 ° | 1.462±0.059 RJ |