Exoplanet

CoRoT-24 b

Orbiting CoRoT-24

Overview

CoRoT-24 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-24, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.70

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

5.70

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

591.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1070

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

3.70

Mass (Earth masses)

5.70

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1070 K

Parameter source: Alonso et al. 2014

Orbital Period

5.113+0.001−0.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0560+0.0020−0.0020au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

5.70

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0180

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

2.10m/s

Distance from Earth

591.6 pc (~1929 ly)

Spectral Type

K1 V

Temperature

4950 K

Mass (Solar)

0.91 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.86 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

101.9225°, -3.7193°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: CoRoT-24 b

System Context

CoRoT-24 b orbits CoRoT-24 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.7 Earth radii, a mass of 5.7 Earth masses, an orbital period of 5.11 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,070 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 591.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K1 V, and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open CoRoT-24

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CoRoT-24 c