CoRoT-7 c
Orbiting CoRoT-7
CoRoT-7 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-7, discovered in 2009 using the Radial Velocity method.
Mass
8.40
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.7
days
Distance
159.9
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
8.40
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Queloz et al. 2009
Orbital Period
3.698+0.003−0.003days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0460au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
8.40+0.90−0.90
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0264+0.0028−0.0028
Eccentricity
0.0000
Argument of Periastron
180.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
4.00+0.50−0.50m/s
Distance from Earth
159.9 pc (~522 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5256 K
Mass (Solar)
0.90 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.86 R☉
Luminosity
-0.29 log L☉
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
100.9562°, -1.0630°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2009
Source ID: CoRoT-7 c
CoRoT-7 c orbits CoRoT-7 and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a mass of 8.4 Earth masses and an orbital period of 3.7 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 159.9 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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