Exoplanet

CoRoT-12 b

Orbiting CoRoT-12

Overview

CoRoT-12 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-12, discovered in 2010 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

16.14

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

291.44

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1126.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1442

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

16.14

Mass (Earth masses)

291.44

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1442 K

Orbital Period

2.83 days

Distance from Earth

1126.4 pc (~3674 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5675 K

Mass (Solar)

1.08 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.12 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

100.7657°, -1.2964°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2010

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: CoRoT-12 b

System Context

CoRoT-12 b orbits CoRoT-12 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 16.14 Earth radii, a mass of 291.44 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.83 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,442 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,126.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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