Astronomy:COROT-5b

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COROT-5b
Exoplanet Comparison CoRoT-5 b.png
Size comparison of COROT-5b with Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered byCOROT mission
Discovery siteEarth orbit
Discovery date2008
Transit method
Orbital characteristics
0.0495 AU (7,410,000 km)
Eccentricity0.09
Orbital period4.03789[1] d
StarCOROT-5
Physical characteristics
Mean radius1.388[1] |♃|J}}}}}}
Mass0.467[1] ||J}}}}}}
Mean density0.217 kg/m3 (0.366 lb/cu yd)[1]


COROT-5b (previously named COROT-Exo-5b)[2] is an extrasolar planet orbiting the F type star COROT-5. It was first reported by the COROT mission team in 2008 using a transit method.[3] This planet has been confirmed by a Doppler follow-up study.[4]

Properties and location

This planetary object is reported to be about half the mass but slightly larger than the planet Jupiter[5] at 0.467(+0.047, -0.024) M_Jup.[1]

See also

  • COROT-6b
  • COROT - an operational French-led ESA planet-hunting mission spacecraft, launched in 2006

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Rauer, H et al. (2009). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission. VII. The ``hot-Jupiter-type planet CoRoT-5b". Astronomy and Astrophysics 506: 281–286. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200911902. Bibcode2009A&A...506..281R. https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2009/40/aa11902-09/aa11902-09.html. 
  2. Schneider, J. (2009-03-10). "Change in CoRoT planets names". Exoplanets (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  3. Baglin et al. (2008). "CoRoT: Description of the Mission and Early Results". Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 4: 71–81. doi:10.1017/S1743921308026252. 
  4. Bouchy, F.; Moutou, C.; Queloz, D.; the CoRoT Exoplanet Science Team (February 2009). "Radial velocity follow-up for confirmation and characterization of transiting exoplanets". arXiv:0902.3520 [astro-ph.EP].
  5. H. Rauer, M. Fridlund (2009). "CoRoT's exoplanet harvest". First CoRoT International Symposium. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720154523/http://www.colloquium.eu/congres/09COROT/docs/slides/03mardi/11h/h_rauer/alancer.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-08. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 06h 45m 07s, +00° 48′ 55″