CoRoT-24b

CoRoT-24b
Discovery
Discovered byCoRoT space telescope
Discovery date2011
Transit
Designations
2MASS 06474141-0343094 b, Gaia DR2 3105404467618982272 b
Orbital characteristics
Epoch J2000
0.056 ± 0.002 AU (8,380,000 ± 300,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0
5.1134 ± 0.0006 d
Inclination86.5 ± 2.0 °
StarCoRoT-24
Physical characteristics
0.33 ± 0.04 RJ
Mass<0.018 MJ
Mean density
<0.9 g/cm3[2]
0.4183 G🜨[3]
North pole right ascension
06h 47m 41.41s[4]
North pole declination
−03° 43′ 09.48″[4]
Temperature1,070 K[5]

CoRoT-24b is a transiting exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011 and announced in 2014.[6] Along with CoRoT-24c, it is one of two exoplanets orbiting CoRoT-24,[5] making it the first multiple transiting system detected by the telescope. It is a hot Neptune orbiting at a distance of 0.056 AU from its host star.[6]

  1. ^ "Notes on CoRoT-24 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "CoRoT-24 Overview". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "CoRoT-24 b". ExoKyoto. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "CoRoT-24b". SIMBAD. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "COROT-24 Planets in the system". Open Exoplanet Catalogue. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "CoRoT-24b". Retrieved January 19, 2022.