Astronomy:CoRoT-24c

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CoRoT-24c
Discovery
Discovered byCoRoT space telescope
Discovery date2011
Transit
Designations
2MASS 06474141-0343094 c, Gaia DR2 3105404467618982272 c
Orbital characteristics
Epoch J2000
0.098 ± 0.003 AU (14,660,000 ± 450,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0
Orbital period11.759 ± 0.0063 d
Inclination89.0+1.6
−1.0
°
StarCoRoT-24
Physical characteristics
Mean radius0.44 ± 0.04 |♃|J}}}}}}
Mass0.088 ± 0.035 ||J}}}}}}
Mean density1.3+0.5
−0.4
g/cm3[2]
1.1502 G🜨[3]
North pole right ascension 06h 47m 41.41s[4]
North pole declination−03° 43′ 09.48″[4]
Physics850 K[5]


CoRoT-24c is a transiting exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011 and announced in 2014.[6] Along with CoRoT-24b, it is one of two exoplanets orbiting CoRoT-24,[5] making it the first multiple transiting system detected by the telescope. It is a hot Neptune orbiting at a distance of 0.098 AU from its host star.[6]

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