WASP-103 is an F-type main-sequence star located 1,800 ± 100 light-years (550 ± 30 parsecs) away in the constellation Hercules. Its surface temperature is 6,110 ± 160 kelvins (K). The star's concentration of heavy elements is similar to that of the Sun.[1] WASP-103 is slightly younger than the Sun at 4 billion years.[1] The chromospheric activity of the star is elevated due to interaction with the giant planet on a close-in orbit.[2]

A multiplicity survey in 2015 found a suspected stellar companion to WASP-103, at a projected separation of 0.242 ± 0.016 ″.[3]

Planetary system

In 2014 one super-Jupiter planet, named WASP-103b, was discovered by the transit method.[4] The planet is orbiting its host star in 22 hours and may be close to the limit of tidal disruption.[5] Orbital decay was not detected by 2020.[6] In early 2022, the planet was popularized because of its shape similar to a potato.[7]

The planetary atmosphere contains water, and possibly hydrogen cyanide, titanium(II) oxide, or sodium.[8] The planet has an elevated carbon to oxygen molar fraction of 0.9[9] or 1.35, therefore it is nearly certain to be a carbon planet.[10]

Though the planetary equilibrium temperature is 2,484 ± 67 K, the planet is tidally locked to WASP-103 and has one side in permanent day and the other side in permanent night. A significant temperature difference exists between the night side and day side; the dayside temperature is 2,930 ± 40 K, while the night side temperature is 1,880 ± 40 K.[9]

References

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