IAU: Assigned planetary system for Jordan (WASP-80 & WASP-80 b)

Imaginary Picture of WASP-80 b

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WASP-80 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a K-type star. Its mass is 0.538 Jupiters, it takes 3.1 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.0344 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2012.

Star

Identification: WASP-80

Type: orange, dwarf

Constellation: Aquila

Planet

Identification: WASP-80 b

A transit of WASP-80b in four colours simultaneously, using the GROND instrument on the 2.2-m/ESO telescope at La Silla.

http://www.nameexoworlds.iau.org/jordan

https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/5148/wasp-80-b/

http://www.exoplanetkyoto.org/exohtml/WASP-80_b.html

https://wasp-planets.net/2013/12/19/the-atmosphere-of-wasp-80b/

http://rcsste.edu.jo/rcsste/en/vote-to-jordan/

Physical properties and transmission spectrum of the WASP-80 planetary system from multi-colour photometry

WASP-80b: a gas giant transiting a cool dwarf,

WASP-80b has a dayside within the T-dwarf range