Exoplanet

CoRoT-31 b

Orbiting CoRoT-31

Overview

CoRoT-31 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-31, discovered in 2020 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

16.37

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

266.98

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

2005.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

16.37

Mass (Earth masses)

266.98

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Bordé et al. 2020

Orbital Period

4.629+0.0010.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0586+0.00340.0034au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

266.98+108.06108.06

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.8400+0.34000.3400

Eccentricity

0.0200+0.16000.1600

Argument of Periastron

303.6+107.9107.9deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

88.00+35.0035.00m/s

Distance from Earth

2005.8 pc (~6542 ly)

Spectral Type

G2 IV

Temperature

5700 K

Mass (Solar)

1.25 M☉

Radius (Solar)

2.15 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

94.8207°, -4.4223°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2020

Data Sources

Source ID: CoRoT-31 b

System Context

CoRoT-31 b orbits CoRoT-31 and was reported in 2020 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 16.37 Earth radii, a mass of 266.98 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.63 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 2,005.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G2 IV, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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