CoRoT-6 is a magnitude 13.9 star located in the Ophiuchus constellation.[3]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 18h 44m 17.4078s[1] |
| Declination | +6° 39′ 47.5139″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.9[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 5.512±0.042[1] mas/yr Dec.: 1.840±0.050[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 1.5215 ± 0.0291 mas[1] |
| Distance | 2,140 ± 40 ly (660 ± 10 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.055±0.055 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.025±0.026 R☉ |
| Other designations | |
CoRoT-Exo-6[2] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | data |
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.
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 | — | 1.166 RJ |
Stars of Ophiuchus | |
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| Bayer | |
| Flamsteed | |
| Variable | |
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| Gliese |
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| Other |
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