COROT-6

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
Distance2,085 ± 66[3] ly
(639.2±20.3[3] pc)
Details
Mass1.055±0.055 M☉
Radius1.025±0.026 R☉
Other designations
CoRoT-Exo-6[2]
Database references
Exoplanet Archivedata
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]

The COROT-6 planetary system[1]
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

See also

References

  1. 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". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 512: A14. arXiv:1001.1426v1 [astro-ph.EP]. Bibcode:2010A&A...512A..14F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913767. Cite uses deprecated parameter |class= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 4 H. Rauer, M. Fridlund (2009). "CoRoT's exoplanet harvest" (PDF). First CoRoT International Symposium. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  3. 1 2 Evans, D. F; et al. (2016). "High-resolution Imaging of Transiting Extrasolar Planetary systems (HITEP)". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 589. A58. arXiv:1603.03274. Bibcode:2016A&A...589A..58E. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527970.

Coordinates: 18h 44m 17.42s, +6° 39′ 47.95″


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