COROT-5b

COROT-5b
COROT-5b
Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets
Exoplanet Comparison CoRoT-5 b.png
Size comparison of COROT-5b with Jupiter.
Parent star
Constellation Monoceros
Right ascension (α) 06h 45m 07s[1]
Declination (δ) +00° 48′ 55″[1]
Spectral type F9V[2]
Orbital elements
Orbital period (P) 4.0384[2] d
Physical characteristics
Mass (m) 0.459[2] MJ
Radius (r) 1.28[2] RJ
Discovery information
Discovery date 2008
Discoverer(s) COROT mission
Detection method Transit method
Discovery site Earth orbit
Discovery status Confirmed
Other designations
COROT-Exo-5b
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia		 data
SIMBAD data

COROT-5b (previously named COROT-Exo-5b)[3] is an extrasolar planet orbiting the unidentified star COROT-5. It was first reported by the COROT mission team in 2008.[4] This planet has been confirmed by a Doppler follow-up study.[5]

Contents

Properties and location

This planetary object is reported to be about half the mass but slightly larger than the planet Jupiter.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200911902, Table 2.
  2. ^ a b c d e H. Rauer, M. Fridlund (2009). "CoRoT's exoplanet harvest". First CoRoT International Symposium. http://www.colloquium.eu/congres/09COROT/docs/slides/03mardi/11h/h_rauer/alancer.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-08. 
  3. ^ Schneider, J. (2009-03-10). "Change in CoRoT planets names". Exoplanets mailing list. http://listes.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/wws/arc/exoplanets/2009-03/msg00003.html. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
  4. ^ Baglin et al.; Auvergne, Michel; Barge, Pierre; Deleuil, Magali; Michel, Eric (2008). "CoRoT: Description of the Mission and Early Results". Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 4: 71–81. doi:10.1017/S1743921308026252. 
  5. ^ Bouchy et al. (2008). Radial velocity follow-up for confirmation and characterization of transiting exoplanets. arXiv:0902.3520. Bibcode 2009arXiv0902.3520B. 

External links

Media related to COROT-5b at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: Sky map 06h 45m 07s, +00° 48′ 55″


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