XX. CoRoT-20b: A very high density, high eccentricity transiting giant planet

We report the discovery by the CoRoT space mission of a new giant planet, CoRoT-20b. The planet has a mass of 4.24 +/- 0.23 MJ and a radius of 0.84 +/- 0.04 RJ. With a mean density of 8.87 +/- 1.10 g/cm^3, it is among the most compact planets known so far. Evolution models for the planet suggest a m...

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Main Authors:	Deleuil, M, Bonomo, A, Ferraz-Mello, S, Erikson, A, Bouchy, F, Havel, M, Aigrain, S, Almenara, J, Alonso, R, Auvergne, M, Baglin, A, Barge, P, Bordé, P, Bruntt, H, Cabrera, J, Carpano, S, Cavarroc, C, Csizmadia, S, Damiani, C, Deeg, H, Dvorak, R, Fridlund, M, Hébrard, G, Gandolfi, D, Gillon, M
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2011

XX. CoRoT-20b: A very high density, high eccentricity transiting giant planet

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