Exoplanet

CoRoT-17 b

Orbiting CoRoT-17

Overview

CoRoT-17 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-17, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

11.43

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

772.29

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1176.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1626

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

11.43

Mass (Earth masses)

772.29

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1626 K

Parameter source: Csizmadia et al. 2011

Orbital Period

3.768+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0461+0.0008−0.0008au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

772.29+95.34−95.34

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

2.4300+0.3000−0.3000

Eccentricity

0.0000

Epoch of Periastron

2454923.31+0.00−0.00days(HJD)

Argument of Periastron

0.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

312.40+29.00−29.00m/s

Distance from Earth

1176.1 pc (~3836 ly)

Spectral Type

G2 V

Temperature

5740 K

Mass (Solar)

1.04 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.59 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

278.6992°, -6.6123°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: CoRoT-17 b

System Context

CoRoT-17 b orbits CoRoT-17 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 11.43 Earth radii, a mass of 772.29 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.77 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,626 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,176.1 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G2 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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CoRoT-17 b