Exoplanet

CoRoT-3 b

Orbiting CoRoT-3

Overview

CoRoT-3 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-3, discovered in 2008 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

11.32

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

6883.91

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

768.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

11.32

Mass (Earth masses)

6883.91

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Deleuil et al. 2008

Orbital Period

4.257+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

6883.91+317.80−317.80

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

21.6600+1.0000−1.0000

Eccentricity

0.0000

Distance from Earth

768.8 pc (~2507 ly)

Spectral Type

F3 V

Temperature

6740 K

Mass (Solar)

1.37 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.56 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.0553°, 0.1218°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2008

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: CoRoT-3 b

System Context

CoRoT-3 b orbits CoRoT-3 and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 11.32 Earth radii, a mass of 6,883.91 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.26 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 768.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F3 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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