CoRoT-16

CoRoT-16
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Scutum
Right ascension 18h 34m 05.919s[1]
Declination –06° 00′ 09.24″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 16.03±0.43[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G5 V[3]
B−V color index +1.82[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: +0.937[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –8.043[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.3406 ± 0.0624 mas[1]
Distance2,400 ± 100 ly
(750 ± 30 pc)
Details[3]
Mass1.098+0.082
−0.078
 M
Radius1.19+0.14
−0.13
 R
Luminosity0.77[4] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.36±0.10 cgs
Temperature5,650±100 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.19±0.06 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.50±0.50[5] km/s
Age6.7±2.8[5] Gyr
Other designations
Gaia DR2 4256135160951556480
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

CoRoT-16 is a solitary star located in the equatorial constellation Scutum. With an apparent magnitude of 16, it requires a powerful telescope to be seen, and is located 2,400 light years away based on parallax.

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