COROT-6b

COROT-6b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets

Size comparison of COROT-6b with Jupiter.
Parent star
Star COROT-6
Constellation Ophiucus
Right ascension (α) 18h 44m 17.42s[1]
Declination (δ) +6° 39 47.95[1]
Apparent magnitude (mV) 13.9[2]
Spectral type F5V
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.0855±0.0015[1] AU
Eccentricity (e) < 0.1
Orbital period(P) 8.887 d
Physical characteristics
Mass(m)2.96±0.34[1] MJ
Radius(r)1.166±0.035[1] RJ
Temperature (T) 1000-1300
Discovery information
Discovery date February 2, 2009
Discoverer(s) COROT mission
Discovery method Transit method
Discovery site Earth orbit
Discovery status Announced
Database references
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COROT-6b (previously named COROT-Exo-6b)[3] is an exoplanet that was reportedly discovered by the COROT mission team on February 2, 2009 orbiting the unidentified star COROT-6. It is located in the Ophiuchus constellation.

Properties and location

This planetary object is reported to be about 3.3 times the mass of the planet Jupiter and 1.17 times its size with an orbital period of 8.88 days.[1][2] It is a hot Jupiter with a temperature between 700 and 1000 °C.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fridlund, M.; G. Hebrard; R. Alonso; M. Deleuil; D. Gandolfi; M. Gillon; H. Bruntt; A. Alapini; Sz Csizmadia; T. Guillot; H. Lammer; S. Aigrain; J.M. Almenara; M. Auvergne; A. Baglin; P. Barge; P. Borde; F. Bouchy; J. Cabrera; L. Carone; S. Carpano; H. J. Deeg; R. De la Reza; R. Dvorak; A. Erikson; S. Ferraz-Mello; E. Guenther; P. Gondoin; R. den Hartog; A. Hatzes; L. Jorda; A. Leger; A. Llebaria; P. Magain; T. Mazeh; C. Moutou; M. Ollivier; M. Patzold; D. Queloz; H. Rauer; D. Rouan; B. Samuel; J. Schneider; A. Shporer; B. Stecklum; B. Tingley; J. Weingrill; G. Wuchterl (2010). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission IX. CoRoT-6b: a transiting 'hot Jupiter' planet in an 8.9d orbit around a low-metallicity star". arXiv:1001.1426v1 [astro-ph.EP].
  2. 1 2 H. Rauer, M. Fridlund (2009). "CoRoT's exoplanet harvest" (PDF). First CoRoT International Symposium. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  3. J. Schneider (2009-03-10). "Change in CoRoT planets names". Exoplanets (Mailing list). Retrieved 2009-03-19.

External links

Media related to COROT-6b at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 18h 44m 17.42s, +6° 39′ 47.95″


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