CoRoT-2 b
Orbiting CoRoT-2
CoRoT-2 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-2, discovered in 2008 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
16.43
Earth radii
Mass
1102.82
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.7
days
Distance
213.3
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
16.43
Mass (Earth masses)
1102.82
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Gillon et al. 2010
Orbital Period
1.743+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0280+0.0008−0.0008au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
1102.82+69.92−69.92
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
3.4700+0.2200−0.2200
Eccentricity
0.0143+0.0077−0.0076
Epoch of Periastron
2454237.54+0.00−0.00days(HJD)
Argument of Periastron
102.0+17.0−5.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
603.00+18.00−18.00m/s
Distance from Earth
213.3 pc (~696 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5625 K
Mass (Solar)
0.96 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.91 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
291.7770°, 1.3837°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2008
Source ID: CoRoT-2 b
CoRoT-2 b orbits CoRoT-2 and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 16.43 Earth radii, a mass of 1,102.82 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 1.74 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 213.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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