CoRoT-6b

CoRoT-6b
	Size comparison of CoRoT-6b with Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by	CoRoT mission
Discovery site	Earth orbit
Discovery date	February 2, 2009
Detection method	Transit method
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.0855 ± 0.0015 AU (12,790,000 ± 220,000 km)
Eccentricity	< 0.1
Orbital period (sidereal)	8.887 d
Star	CoRoT-6
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.166±0.035 RJ
Mass	2.96±0.34 MJ
Temperature	1000-1300

CoRoT-6b (previously named CoRoT-Exo-6b) is an exoplanet that was discovered by the CoRoT mission team on February 2, 2009, orbiting the F type star CoRoT-6. It is located in the constellation Ophiuchus.

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. It is a hot Jupiter with a temperature between 700 and 1000 °C.

References

1 2 3 Fridlund, M.; et al. (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". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 512. A14. arXiv:1001.1426. Bibcode:2010A&A...512A..14F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913767. S2CID 54014374.
↑ J. Schneider (2009-03-10). "Change in CoRoT planets names". Exoplanets (Mailing list). Retrieved 2009-03-19.{{cite mailing list}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ H. Rauer, M. Fridlund (2009). "CoRoT's exoplanet harvest" (PDF). First CoRoT International Symposium. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-07-08.

External links

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[Fridlund2010-1] 1 2 3 Fridlund, M.; et al. (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". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 512. A14. arXiv:1001.1426. Bibcode:2010A&A...512A..14F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913767. S2CID 54014374.

[2] J. Schneider (2009-03-10). "Change in CoRoT planets names". Exoplanets (Mailing list). Retrieved 2009-03-19.{{cite mailing list}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[harvest-3] H. Rauer, M. Fridlund (2009). "CoRoT's exoplanet harvest" (PDF). First CoRoT International Symposium. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-07-08.