CoRoT-4 b

CoRoT-4b (formerly known as CoRoT-Exo-4b) is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star CoRoT-4. It is probably in synchronous orbit with stellar rotation. It was discovered by the French CoRoT mission in 2008.

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: Pl
Distance: 2,394 light-years
Coordinates: RA 102.1946° · Dec -0.6728°

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Key facts

Planet.name: CoRoT-4b
Planet.image: Exoplanet Comparison CoRoT-4 b.png
Planet.caption: Size comparison of CoRoT-4b with Jupiter.
Planet.discoverer: Corot mission
Planet.discovery_site: Earth's orbit
Planet.discovered: 2008
Planet.discovery_method: Transit method
Planet.apsis: astron
Planet.eccentricity: 0.0 ± 0.1
Planet.period: 9.20205 ± 0.00037 d
Planet.inclination: 90
Planet.semi amplitude: 63 ± 6
Planet.star: CoRoT-4
Planet.mean_radius: 1.17
Planet.mass: 0.72 ± 0.08
Planet.single_temperature: 1074 ± 19 K

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Exoplanet data

Host star: CoRoT-4
Discovered: 2008
Discovered by: CoRoT
Orbital period: 9.20 days
Radius: 13.34 × Earth
Mass: 228.83 × Earth
Equilibrium temp: 1074 K
Distance: 726.41 pc

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==References==

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