CoRoT-21 b
Orbiting CoRoT-21
CoRoT-21 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-21, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
14.57
Earth radii
Mass
718.30
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.7
days
Radius (Earth radii)
14.57
Mass (Earth masses)
718.30
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Pätzold et al. 2012
Orbital Period
2.725+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0417+0.0011−0.0011au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
718.30+98.53−98.53
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
2.2600+0.3100−0.3100
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
274.00+35.00−35.00m/s
Distance from Earth
Unknown
Spectral Type
F8 IV
Temperature
6200 K
Mass (Solar)
1.29 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.95 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
101.0526°, -0.2992°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: CoRoT-21 b
CoRoT-21 b orbits CoRoT-21 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 14.57 Earth radii, a mass of 718.3 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.72 days.
Catalog data places a host star classified as F8 IV and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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