Exoplanet

CoRoT-18 b

Orbiting CoRoT-18

Overview

CoRoT-18 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-18, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.68

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1102.82

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

764.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1550

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

14.68

Mass (Earth masses)

1102.82

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1550 K

Orbital Period

1.90 days

Distance from Earth

764.9 pc (~2495 ly)

Spectral Type

G9 V

Temperature

5440 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.00 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

98.1724°, -0.0316°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: CoRoT-18 b