Astronomy:CoRoT-17b
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT space telescope |
| Discovery date | 2011 |
| Transit | |
| Designations | |
| 2MASS J18344782-0636440 b, Gaia DR2 4255957040079935488 b | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0461 ± 0.0008 AU (6,900,000 ± 120,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| Orbital period | 3.768125 ± 0.000257 d |
| Inclination | 88.34 ± 1.54 ° |
| Star | CoRoT-17 (ru) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 1.02 ± 0.07 |♃|J}}}}}} |
| Mass | 2.43 ± 0.16 |♃|J}}}}}} |
| Mean density | 2.82 ± 0.38 g cm−3[2] |
| Physics | 1486 K[3] |
CoRoT-17b is a transiting Hot Jupiter exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011.[4][2]
Host star
CoRoT-17b orbits CoRoT-17 in the constellation of Scutum. It is a G2V star with Te = 5740 K, M = 1.04 M☉, R = 1.59 R☉, and near-solar metallicity. It has an estimated age between 9.7 and 11.7 Gyr.
References
- ↑ "Notes on CoRoT-17 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/corot_17_b--703/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Csizmadia, Sz. et al. (2011), "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission", Astronomy & Astrophysics 531: A41, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117009
- ↑ "COROT-17 Planets in the system". http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/CoRoT-17%20b/. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ↑ "NEW WORLDS ATLAS CoRoT-17 b". https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/newworldsatlas/4932/corot-17-b/. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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