Hot Jupiter

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Exoplanet type
gptkbp:albedo Low
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pegasid
gptkbp:atmosphere Hydrogen and helium dominated
gptkbp:atmosphericEscapeMechanism Hydrodynamic escape
gptkbp:clouds Silicate and iron clouds possible
gptkbp:commonDetectionMethod Radial velocity method
Transit method
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Solar_System
gptkbp:corePresence Uncertain
gptkbp:dayNightTemperatureDifference Large
gptkbp:diameter ~1 Jupiter radius
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:51_Pegasi_b
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1995
gptkbp:distanceFromStar <0.1 AU
gptkbp:eccentricity Usually low
gptkbp:evaporation Atmospheric escape observed
gptkbp:formationLocation Beyond snow line (theory)
gptkbp:frequency Sodium, potassium, water vapor
gptkbp:frequencyInSolarNeighborhood ~1% of Sun-like stars
gptkbp:hasMoon None detected
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:Main-sequence_star
gptkbp:hostStarIrradiation Very high
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hot Jupiter
gptkbp:influenceOnHostStar Tidal interactions
gptkbp:magneticFieldStrength Possible, not confirmed
gptkbp:mass >0.3 Jupiter masses
gptkbp:metallicityCorrelation More common around metal-rich stars
gptkbp:migrationTheory Disk migration
High-eccentricity migration
gptkbp:migrationToCurrentOrbit Likely
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:HD_209458_b
gptkb:Kepler-7b
gptkb:WASP-12b
gptkb:HD_189733_b
gptkbp:oblateness Slightly oblate due to rapid rotation
gptkbp:orbitType <10 days
gptkbp:phaseCurveObservation Possible
gptkbp:polarization Detectable in some cases
gptkbp:publicInterest High in exoplanet research
gptkbp:rings Unlikely
gptkbp:spinOrbitAlignment Can be misaligned
gptkbp:temperature >1000 K
gptkbp:thermalEmission Detectable in infrared
gptkbp:tidalLocking gptkb:Common
gptkbp:transitDepth Large, easy to detect
gptkbp:transitTimingVariations Can indicate additional planets
gptkbp:winds Very strong, supersonic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:concert_hall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4