COROT-6b
Sign in to saveCoRoT-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 Ophiuchus constellation.
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- Pl
- Distance
- 2,085 light-years
- Coordinates
- RA 281.0725° · Dec 6.6632°
via SIMBAD · CDS Strasbourg
Key facts
- Planet.name
- CoRoT-6b
- Planet.image
- Exoplanet Comparison CoRoT-6 b.png
- Planet.caption
- Size comparison of CoRoT-6b with Jupiter.
- Planet.discoverer
- CoRoT mission
- Planet.discovery_site
- Earth orbit
- Planet.discovered
- February 2, 2009
- Planet.discovery_method
- Transit method
- Planet.apsis
- astron
- Planet.eccentricity
- < 0.1
- Planet.period
- 8.887 d
- Planet.star
- CoRoT-6
- Planet.mean_radius
- 1.166±0.035
- Planet.mass
- 2.96±0.34
- Planet.single_temperature
- 1000-1300
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Properties and location
- References
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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 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. It is a hot Jupiter with a temperature between 700 and 1000 °C.
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