CoRoT-8 b
Orbiting CoRoT-8
CoRoT-8 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-8, discovered in 2010 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
6.39
Earth radii
Mass
69.92
Earth masses
Orbital Period
6.2
days
Distance
322.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
6.39
Mass (Earth masses)
69.92
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Borde et al. 2010
Orbital Period
6.212+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0630+0.0010−0.0010au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
69.92+9.53−9.53
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.2200+0.0300−0.0300
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
26.00+4.00−4.00m/s
Distance from Earth
322.0 pc (~1050 ly)
Spectral Type
K1 V
Temperature
5080 K
Mass (Solar)
0.88 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.77 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
291.5886°, 1.4263°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2010
Source ID: CoRoT-8 b
CoRoT-8 b orbits CoRoT-8 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 6.39 Earth radii, a mass of 69.92 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 6.21 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 322 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K1 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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