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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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". v1. arXiv:1001.1426 [astro-ph.EP]. Unsupported parameter(s) in cite arXiv (help)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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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