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

Orbital Period

9.76 days

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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