Exoplanet

CoRoT-6 b

Orbiting CoRoT-6

Overview

CoRoT-6 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-6, discovered in 2009 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.07

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

940.74

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

645.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1017

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

13.07

Mass (Earth masses)

940.74

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1017 K

Orbital Period

8.89 days

Distance from Earth

645.3 pc (~2105 ly)

Spectral Type

F9 V

Temperature

6090 K

Mass (Solar)

1.05 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.02 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

281.0726°, 6.6632°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2009

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: CoRoT-6 b

System Context

CoRoT-6 b orbits CoRoT-6 and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.07 Earth radii, a mass of 940.74 Earth masses, an orbital period of 8.89 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,017 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 645.3 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F9 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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