CoRoT-6

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CoRoT-6
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[1] mas
Distance2,140 ± 40 ly
(660 ± 10 pc)
Details
Mass1.055±0.055 M☉
Radius1.025±0.026 R☉
Other designations
CoRoT-Exo-6[2]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia		data

CoRoT-6 is a magnitude 13.9 star located in the Ophiuchus constellation.[3]

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[3]
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

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b Fridlund, M.; et al. (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. Bibcode:2010A&A...512A..14F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913767. S2CID 54014374.

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


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