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MASCARA-1b, the Glossary

Index MASCARA-1b

MASCARA-1b is a confirmed superjovian exoplanet, orbiting the A-type star MASCARA-1 (HD 201585).[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 8 relations: A-type main-sequence star, Astronomical unit, Day, HD 201585, Hot Jupiter, Kelvin, MASCARA, Super-Jupiter.

  2. Equuleus
  3. Exoplanets discovered by MASCARA
  4. Exoplanets discovered in 2017

A-type main-sequence star

An A-type main-sequence star (A) or A dwarf star is a main-sequence (hydrogen burning) star of spectral type A and luminosity class (five).

See MASCARA-1b and A-type main-sequence star

Astronomical unit

The astronomical unit (symbol: au, or AU) is a unit of length defined to be exactly equal to.

See MASCARA-1b and Astronomical unit

Day

A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun.

See MASCARA-1b and Day

HD 201585

HD 201585 is a star located in the equatorial constellation Equuleus. MASCARA-1b and HD 201585 are Equuleus.

See MASCARA-1b and HD 201585

Hot Jupiter

Hot Jupiters (sometimes called hot Saturns) are a class of gas giant exoplanets that are inferred to be physically similar to Jupiter but that have very short orbital periods (.

See MASCARA-1b and Hot Jupiter

Kelvin

The kelvin, symbol K, is the base unit of measurement for temperature in the International System of Units (SI).

See MASCARA-1b and Kelvin

MASCARA

MASCARA (Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA) is an exoplanet experiment by Leiden University.

See MASCARA-1b and MASCARA

Super-Jupiter

A super-Jupiter is a gas giant exoplanet that is more massive than the planet Jupiter.

See MASCARA-1b and Super-Jupiter

See also

Equuleus

Exoplanets discovered by MASCARA

Exoplanets discovered in 2017

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MASCARA-1b

Also known as HD 201585 b.