CoRoT-9 b
Orbiting CoRoT-9
CoRoT-9 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-9, discovered in 2009 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
11.95
Earth radii
Mass
266.98
Earth masses
Orbital Period
95.3
days
Distance
413.0
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
420
K
Radius (Earth radii)
11.95
Mass (Earth masses)
266.98
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
420 K
Parameter source: Bonomo et al. 2017
Orbital Period
95.273+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.4021+0.0054−0.0054au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
266.98+15.89−15.89
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.8400+0.0500−0.0500
Eccentricity
0.1330+0.0420−0.0370
Argument of Periastron
41.0+31.0−24.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
39.00+2.40−2.40m/s
Distance from Earth
413.0 pc (~1347 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5625 K
Mass (Solar)
0.96 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.96 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
280.7866°, 6.2041°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2009
Source ID: CoRoT-9 b
CoRoT-9 b orbits CoRoT-9 and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 11.95 Earth radii, a mass of 266.98 Earth masses, an orbital period of 95.27 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 420 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 413 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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