HAT-P-20

Planetary system · 231.7 light-years away

HAT-P-20 is 232 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K3 star; the first was found in 2010 by transit (HATNet).

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Worth knowing

HAT-P-20 b goes round its star every 2.88 days, 31 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK3
Surface temperature4,595 K
Mass0.756 solar masses
Radius0.694 solar radii
Luminosity0.1901 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.231
Ageabout 6.7 billion years
Distance from the Sun231.7 light-years (71.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 111.9164°, Dec 24.3361°
ConstellationGemini

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HAT-P-20 b2.88 days0.0361 AU9.718 R⊕2302.9 M⊕Transit, 2010

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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