Exoplanet

CoRoT-26 b

Orbiting CoRoT-26

Overview

CoRoT-26 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-26, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.12

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

165.26

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1045.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1600

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

14.12

Mass (Earth masses)

165.26

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1600 K

Orbital Period

4.20 days

Distance from Earth

1045.2 pc (~3409 ly)

Spectral Type

G5

Temperature

5590 K

Mass (Solar)

1.09 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.79 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

279.7505°, 6.9698°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: CoRoT-26 b

System Context

CoRoT-26 b orbits CoRoT-26 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.12 Earth radii, a mass of 165.26 Earth masses, an orbital period of 4.2 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,600 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,045.2 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G5, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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