Exoplanet

CoRoT-22 b

Orbiting CoRoT-22

Overview

CoRoT-22 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-22, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.88

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

12.20

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

9.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

627.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

885

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

4.88

Mass (Earth masses)

12.20

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

885 K

Parameter source: Moutou et al. 2014

Orbital Period

9.756+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0920+0.0014−0.0014au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

12.20+14.00−8.80

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0380+0.0440−0.0280

Eccentricity

0.0770+0.3000−0.0420

Argument of Periastron

210.0+70.0−30.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

3.70+3.90−3.90m/s

Distance from Earth

627.2 pc (~2046 ly)

Spectral Type

G3 V

Temperature

5939 K

Mass (Solar)

1.10 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.14 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

280.6671°, 6.2192°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: CoRoT-22 b

System Context

CoRoT-22 b orbits CoRoT-22 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.88 Earth radii, a mass of 12.2 Earth masses, an orbital period of 9.76 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 885 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 627.2 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G3 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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