CoRoT-8b

CoRoT-8b
CoRoT-8b compared to Jupiter and Neptune.
CoRoT-8b compared to Jupiter and Neptune.
Discovery[1]
Discovered byBorde et al.
Discovery siteCoRoT space telescope
Discovery date12 April 2010
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.0636 ± 0.0014 AU (9,510,000 ± 210,000 km)[2]
Eccentricity<0.19[3]
6.212445±0.000007 d[2]
Inclination88.18°±0.08°[2]
2,454,239.03317±0.00049 JD[2]
Semi-amplitude27.6+5.8
−4.7 m/s[3]
StarCoRoT-8
Physical characteristics
0.619+0.016
−0.017 RJ[2]
Mass0.218±0.034 MJ[2]
Mean density
1.1±0.2 g/cm3[2]
Temperature870 ± 14 K (1,106.3 ± 25.2 °F; 596.9 ± 14.0 °C)[2]

CoRoT-8b is a transiting exoplanet orbiting the K-type main sequence star CoRoT-8 1,050 light years away in the equatorial constellation Aquila. The planet was discovered in April 2010 by the CoRoT telescope.

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