CoRoT-16 b
Orbiting CoRoT-16
CoRoT-16 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-16, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
13.11
Earth radii
Mass
170.03
Earth masses
Orbital Period
5.4
days
Distance
732.4
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
13.11
Mass (Earth masses)
170.03
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Ollivier et al. 2012
Orbital Period
5.352+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0618+0.0015−0.0015au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
170.03+27.01−26.38
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.5350+0.0850−0.0830
Eccentricity
0.3300+0.0900−0.1000
Argument of Periastron
168.4+22.8−20.9deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
61.96+9.47−9.35m/s
Distance from Earth
732.4 pc (~2389 ly)
Spectral Type
G5 V
Temperature
5650 K
Mass (Solar)
1.10 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.19 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
278.5247°, -6.0026°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: CoRoT-16 b
CoRoT-16 b orbits CoRoT-16 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 13.11 Earth radii, a mass of 170.03 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 5.35 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 732.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G5 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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