Exoplanet

CoRoT-13 b

Orbiting CoRoT-13

Overview

CoRoT-13 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-13, discovered in 2010 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

9.92

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

415.70

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1148.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1700

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

9.92

Mass (Earth masses)

415.70

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1700 K

Orbital Period

4.04 days

Distance from Earth

1148.9 pc (~3747 ly)

Spectral Type

G0 V

Temperature

5945 K

Mass (Solar)

1.09 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.01 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

102.7211°, -5.0865°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2010

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: CoRoT-13 b

System Context

CoRoT-13 b orbits CoRoT-13 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 9.92 Earth radii, a mass of 415.7 Earth masses, an orbital period of 4.04 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,700 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,148.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G0 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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