COROT-6
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 18h 44m 17.42s[1] |
| Declination | +6° 39′ 47.95″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.9[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Astrometry | |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.055±0.055 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.025±0.026 R☉ |
| Other designations | |
CoRoT-Exo-6[2] | |
| Database references | |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | data |
COROT-6 is a magnitude 13.9 star located in the Ophiuchus constellation.[1]
Location and properties
The star has a radius of about 102% of the Sun and a mass of about 110% of the Sun.[2]
It is a main sequence F type star a little larger and hotter than the Sun.
Planetary system
The star is orbited by one known extrasolar planet identified as COROT-6b. The discovery was made by the COROT program using the transit method.[2]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 2.96 MJ | 0.0855 | 8.887 | < 0.1 | — | — |
See also
- COROT - an operational French-led ESA planet-hunting mission spacecraft, launched in 2006
References
- 1 2 3 4 Fridlund, M.; Hebrard, G.; Alonso, R.; Deleuil, M.; Gandolfi, D.; Gillon, M.; Bruntt, H.; Alapini, A.; Csizmadia, Sz.; Guillot, T.; Lammer, H.; Aigrain, S.; Almenara, J.M.; Auvergne, M.; Baglin, A.; Barge, P.; Borde, P.; Bouchy, F.; Cabrera, J.; Carone, L.; Carpano, S.; Deeg, H. J.; De la Reza, R.; Dvorak, R.; Erikson, A.; Ferraz-Mello, S.; Guenther, E.; Gondoin, P.; den Hartog, R.; Hatzes, A.; Jorda, L.; Leger, A.; Llebaria, A.; Magain, P.; Mazeh, T.; Moutou, C.; Ollivier, M.; Patzold, M.; Queloz, D.; Rauer, H.; Rouan, D.; Samuel, B.; Schneider, J.; Shporer, A.; Stecklum, B.; Tingley, B.; Weingrill, J.; Wuchterl, G. (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].
- 1 2 3 4 H. Rauer, M. Fridlund (2009). "CoRoT's exoplanet harvest" (PDF). First CoRoT International Symposium. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
Coordinates: 
18h 44m 17.42s, +6° 39′ 47.95″
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