Astronomy:CoRoT-15b
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Short description: Brown dwarf
Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Monoceros |
Right ascension | 06h 28m 27.81s |
Declination | +06° 11′ 10.5″ |
Orbit | |
Primary | CoRoT-15 |
Companion | CoRoT-15b |
Period (P) | 0.008379 yr |
Semi-major axis (a) | 0.045 AU |
Eccentricity (e) | 0 |
Inclination (i) | 86.7° |
Details | |
Mass | 63.3 MJup |
Radius | 1.12 RJup |
Position (relative to CoRoT-15) | |
Component | CoRoT-15b |
Epoch of observation | J2000 |
Observed separation (projected) | 0.045 AU |
Other designations | |
UCAC4 481-021097[1] |
CoRoT-15b is a transiting brown dwarf found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2010.
It is a brown dwarf-sized stellar companion orbiting a F7V star 2MASS J06282781+0611105.
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