Exoplanet

CoRoT-10 b

Orbiting CoRoT-10

Overview

CoRoT-10 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-10, discovered in 2010 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

10.87

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

874.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

13.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

338.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

600

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

10.87

Mass (Earth masses)

874.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

600 K

Parameter source: Bonomo et al. 2010

Orbital Period

13.241+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1055+0.00210.0021au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

874.00+50.8550.85

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

2.7500+0.16000.1600

Eccentricity

0.5300+0.04000.0400

Epoch of Periastron

2454990.85+0.080.08days(HJD)

Argument of Periastron

218.9+6.46.4deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

301.00+10.0010.00m/s

Distance from Earth

338.4 pc (~1104 ly)

Spectral Type

K1 V

Temperature

5075 K

Mass (Solar)

0.89 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.79 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.0637°, 0.7460°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2010

Data Sources

Source ID: CoRoT-10 b

System Context

CoRoT-10 b orbits CoRoT-10 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 10.87 Earth radii, a mass of 874 Earth masses, an orbital period of 13.24 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 600 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 338.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K1 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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