Discovery | |
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Discovered by | TESS |
Discovery date | 2019 |
Transit | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.05208 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.04 |
3.3 d | |
Star | HD 202772 A |
Physical characteristics | |
1.545 RJ | |
Mass | 1.017 MJ |
Temperature | 2,100 K (1,830 °C; 3,320 °F) |
HD 202772 Ab is a hot Jupiter orbiting the brighter component of the visual binary star HD 202772, located in the constellation Capricornus at a distance of about 480 light-years from Earth. The discovery was announced on 5 October 2018. HD 202772 Ab orbits its host star once every 3.3 days. It is an inflated hot Jupiter, and a rare example of hot Jupiters around evolved stars. It is also one of the most strongly irradiated planets known, with an equilibrium temperature of 2,100 K (1,830 °C; 3,320 °F).[1]
References
- ^ Wang, Songhu; et al. (October 5, 2018). "HD 202772 Ab: A Transiting Hot Jupiter Around A Bright, Mildly Evolved Star In A Visual Binary Discovered By Tess". The Astronomical Journal. 157 (2): 51. arXiv:1810.02341. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aaf1b7. S2CID 59499230.