A multiplicity survey in 2015 found a suspected stellar companion to WASP-103, at a projected separation of 0.242″±0.016″.[7]
Planetary system
Artist's impression of WASP-103b and its host star
In 2014 one super-Jupiter planet, named WASP-103b, was discovered by the transit method.[8] The planet is orbiting its host star in 22 hours and may be close to the limit of tidal disruption.[2] Orbital decay was not detected by 2020.[9] In early 2022, the planet was popularized because of its shape similar to a potato.[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.[3]
^ abcGillon, M.; Anderson, D. R.; Collier-Cameron, A.; Delrez, L.; Hellier, C.; Jehin, E.; Lendl, M.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Pepe, F.; Pollacco, D.; Queloz, D.; Ségransan, D.; Smith, A. M. S.; Smalley, B.; Southworth, J.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; Udry, S.; Van Grootel, V.; West, R. G. (2014). "WASP-103 b: A new planet at the edge of tidal disruption". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 562: L3. arXiv:1401.2784. Bibcode:2014A&A...562L...3G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201323014. S2CID53680974.
^Shi, Yaqing; Wang, Wei; Zhao, Gang; Zhai, Meng; Chen, Guo; Jiang, Zewen; Ouyang, Qinglin; Henning, Thomas; Zhao, Jingkun; Crouzet, Nicolas; Van Boekel, Roy; Esteves, Lisa (2023), "Thermal emission from the hot Jupiter WASP-103 b in J and K s bands", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 522: 1491–1503, arXiv:2303.13732, doi:10.1093/mnras/stad891