Exoplanet

CoRoT-5 b

Orbiting CoRoT-5

Overview

CoRoT-5 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-5, discovered in 2009 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

15.56

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

148.42

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

882.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1438

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

15.56

Mass (Earth masses)

148.42

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1438 K

Parameter source: Rauer et al. 2009

Orbital Period

4.038+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0495+0.0003−0.0003au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

148.42+14.94−7.63

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.4670+0.0470−0.0240

Eccentricity

0.0900+0.0900−0.0400

Argument of Periastron

-128.3+289.3−48.1deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

59.10+6.20−3.10m/s

Distance from Earth

882.5 pc (~2878 ly)

Spectral Type

F9 V

Temperature

6100 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.19 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

101.2772°, 0.8152°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2009

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: CoRoT-5 b

System Context

CoRoT-5 b orbits CoRoT-5 and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 15.56 Earth radii, a mass of 148.42 Earth masses, an orbital period of 4.04 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,438 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 882.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F9 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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