Exoplanet

CoRoT-1 b

Orbiting CoRoT-1

Overview

CoRoT-1 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-1, discovered in 2008 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

16.70

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

327.35

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

787.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1898

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

16.70

Mass (Earth masses)

327.35

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1898 K

Orbital Period

1.51 days

Distance from Earth

787.9 pc (~2570 ly)

Spectral Type

G0 V

Temperature

5950 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.11 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

102.0799°, -3.1021°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2008

Data Sources

Source ID: CoRoT-1 b

System Context

CoRoT-1 b orbits CoRoT-1 and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 16.7 Earth radii, a mass of 327.35 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.51 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,898 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 787.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G0 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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