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WASP-17
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<p>WASP-17 is an <a href="/facts/F-type_main_sequence/e8xcfI01">F-type main sequence</a> <a href="/facts/Star/euBFuo07">star</a> approximately 1,310 <a href="/facts/Light-year/IGc5NdQb">light-years</a> away in the <a href="/facts/Constellation/nBQqgW8A">constellation</a> <a href="/facts/Scorpius/ddxFGlK0">Scorpius</a>. </p><p>WASP-17 is named Dìwö. The name was selected in the <a href="/facts/NameExoWorlds/NpRMt4m0">NameExoWorlds</a> campaign by <a href="/facts/Costa_Rica/baw0GTI1">Costa Rica</a>, during the 100th anniversary of the <a href="/facts/International_Astronomical_Union/GMFPImXo">IAU</a>. Dìwö in <a href="/facts/Bribri_language/1mdGpAKU">Bribri language</a> means the sun. </p><p>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. </p>