CoRoT-12b

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CoRoT-12b
Discovery
Discovered by CoRoT space telescope
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.04016 AU (6,008,000 km) [1]
Eccentricity 0.07
2.828042 d
Inclination 85.48
Star CoRoT-12
Physical characteristics [2]
1.81±0.21 RJ
Mass 0.917MJ
Temperature 1319 K [3]
    Comparison of size of Jupiter to CoRoT-12b Exoplanet Comparison CoRoT-12 b.png
    Comparison of size of Jupiter to CoRoT-12b

    CoRoT-12b is a transiting Hot Jupiter-sized exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2010. [4]

    Host star

    CoRoT-12b orbits CoRoT-12 in the constellation of Monoceros. It is a G2V star with an effective temperature of 5,675 K (5,402 °C; 9,755 °F), a mass of 1.078 M☉, a radius of 1.116 R☉, and an above-solar metallicity. It has an estimated age between 3.2 and 9.4 Gyr. [4]

    References

    1. ↑ "Notes on CoRoT-12 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia . Retrieved February 25, 2019.
    2. ↑ Davoudi, F.; Poro, A.; Paki, E.; Mirshafie, P.; Ahangarani, F.; Farahani, A.; Roshana, M.; Abolhasani, F.; Zamanpour, Sh.; Lashgari, E.; Modarres, S.; Mohandes, A. (2020). "Radius Study of Ten Transiting Hot Jupiter Exoplanets with Ground-Based Observations". arXiv: 2006.01591 [astro-ph.EP].
    3. ↑ "COROT-12 Planets in the system" . Retrieved February 25, 2019.
    4. 1 2 Gillon, M.; et al. (October 2010). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission: XII. CoRoT-12b: a short-period low-density planet transiting a solar analog star". Astronomy & Astrophysics . 520 (A97). arXiv: 1007.2497 . Bibcode:2010A&A...520A..97G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014981. S2CID   67815327.


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