CoRoT-3 b
Orbiting CoRoT-3
CoRoT-3 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-3, discovered in 2008 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
11.32
Earth radii
Mass
6883.91
Earth masses
Orbital Period
4.3
days
Distance
768.8
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
11.32
Mass (Earth masses)
6883.91
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Orbital Period
4.26 days
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
Source ID: CoRoT-3 b
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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