CoRoT-15b

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CoRot-15b
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox
Constellation Monoceros
Right ascension 06h 28m 27.81s
Declination +06° 11′ 10.5″
Orbit
Primary
CompanionCoRoT-15b
Period (P)0.008379 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.045 AU
Eccentricity (e)0
Inclination (i)86.7°
Details
Mass63.3 MJup
Radius1.12 RJup
Position (relative to )
ComponentCoRoT-15b
Epoch of observationJ2000
Observed separation
(projected)
0.045 AU
Other designations
UCAC4 481-021097[1]

CoRoT-15b is a transiting brown dwarf found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2010.

It is a brown dwarf-sized stellar companion orbiting a F7V star .

References[]

  1. ^ "CoRoT-15b". SIMBAD. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
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