 Size comparison of CoRoT-6b with Jupiter. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT mission |
| Discovery site | Earth orbit |
| Discovery date | February 2, 2009 |
| Transit method | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0855 ± 0.0015 AU (12,790,000 ± 220,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | < 0.1 |
| 8.887 d | |
| Star | CoRoT-6 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.166±0.035[1] RJ | |
| Mass | 2.96±0.34 MJ |
| Temperature | 1000-1300 |
CoRoT-6b (previously named CoRoT-Exo-6b)[2] is an exoplanet that was discovered by the CoRoT mission team on February 2, 2009, orbiting the F type star CoRoT-6. It is located in the Ophiuchus constellation.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Fridlund2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ J. Schneider (2009-03-10). "Change in CoRoT planets names". Exoplanets (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2009-03-19.