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WASP-17
Star in the constellation Scorpius From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WASP-17, also named Dìwö, is an F-type main sequence star approximately 1,310 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.[2] It hosts the planet WASP-17b.[4][8]
The star, although similar to the Sun in terms of overall contents of heavy elements, is depleted of carbon. The carbon to oxygen molar ratio of 0.18±0.04 for WASP-17 is well below the solar ratio of 0.55.[9]
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Nomenclature
The planet was discovered by the SuperWASP project, hence the name WASP-17.
This was one of the systems selected to be named in the 2019 NameExoWorlds campaign during the 100th anniversary of the IAU, which assigned each country a star and planet to be named. This system was assigned to Costa Rica. WASP-17 is named Dìwö, which in the Bribri language means the Sun, and its planet is named Ditsö̀.[10][11]
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Planetary system
As of 2009, an exoplanet has been confirmed to orbit the star. The planet, WASP-17b, is unusual in that it is believed to orbit in the opposite direction to the star's spin (a retrograde orbit), and is twice the size of Jupiter, but half its mass.[12][13] The planet is also named Ditsö̀. It is subject to intensive photo-evaporation, and may be completely destroyed within one billion years from now.[14]
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