5 Jul 2017: This object is simultaneously annouced as MASCARA-2 b by Talens et al. and as KELT-20 b by Lund et al. (2017). 1 Sep 2025: See also Planets in Binaries webpage.
Eeles-Nolle & Armstrong (2025): A faint companion, possibly a brown dwarf (Gaia DR3 2033123757137339008, G = 20.75), lies 48.14 arcseconds away (6,595 AUs at 137 pc).
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Detection of iron emission lines and a temperature inversion on the dayside of the ultra-hot Jupiter KELT-20b
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A survey of sodium absorption in ten giant exoplanets with high-resolution transmission spectroscopy
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Searching for Thermal Inversion Agents in the Transmission Spectrum of MASCARA-2b/KELT-20b: Detection of Neutral Iron and Ionised Calcium H&K Lines
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High-resolution Transmission Spectroscopy of MASCARA-2 b with EXPRES
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The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List
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Na I and Hα absorption features in the atmosphere of MASCARA-2b/KELT-20b
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KELT-20b: A giant planet with a period of P~ 3.5 days transiting the V~ 7.6 early A star HD 185603
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