CoRoT-6b (previously named CoRoT-Exo-6b)[2] is an exoplanet that was reportedly discovered by the CoRoT mission team on February 2, 2009, orbiting the F type star CoRoT-6. It is located in the Ophiuchus constellation.
![]() Size comparison of CoRoT-6b with Jupiter. | |
Discovery | |
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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)[1] |
Eccentricity | < 0.1 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 8.887 d |
Star | CoRoT-6 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.166±0.035[1] RJ |
Mass | 2.96±0.34 MJ |
Temperature | 1000-1300 |
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.[1][3] It is a hot Jupiter with a temperature between 700 and 1000 °C.
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