CoRoT-11b

COROT-11b
Discovery
Discovered byCoRoT space telescope
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.04351 AU (6,509,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0
2.99427803(49) d[2]
Inclination81.41
StarCoRoT-11
Physical characteristics
1.43 RJ
Mass2.33 MJ
Temperature1593 K[3]
Comparison of best-fit size of the exoplanet CoRoT-11 b with the Solar System planet Jupiter
CoRoT-11 b beside Jupiter

CoRoT-11b is a transiting Hot Jupiter-sized exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2010.[4] From obtained light curves and Bayesian inference on the data, it is highly likely that CoRoT-11b has been observed in a secondary eclipse around its host star (transiting behind it). [5]

  1. ^ "Notes on CoRoT-11 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kokori2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "COROT-11 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gandolfi2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2013/02/aa20081-12/aa20081-12.html