Astronomy:CoRoT-4b
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Short description: Extrasolar planet in the constellation Monoceros
 Size comparison of CoRoT-4b with Jupiter. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Corot mission |
| Discovery site | Earth's orbit |
| Discovery date | 2008 |
| Transit method | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.090 ± 0.001 AU (13,460,000 ± 150,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0 ± 0.1[1] |
| Orbital period | 9.20205 ± 0.00037[1] d |
| Inclination | 90[2] |
| Semi-amplitude | 63 ± 6[1] |
| Star | CoRoT-4 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 1.17+0.06−0.05[1] |♃|J}}}}}} |
| Mass | 0.72 ± 0.08[1] |♃|J}}}}}} |
| Mean density | 525 ± 15 kg/m3 (885 ± 25 lb/cu yd)[1] |
| Physics | 1074 ± 19[1] |
CoRoT-4b (formerly known as CoRoT-Exo-4b[3]) is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star CoRoT-4. It is probably in synchronous orbit with stellar rotation.[2] It was discovered by the French CoRoT mission in 2008.
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Moutou, C. (2008). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission. V. CoRoT-Exo-4b: stellar and planetary parameters". Astronomy and Astrophysics 488 (2): L47–L50. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810273. Bibcode: 2008A&A...488L..47M.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 S. Aigrain (2008). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission IV. CoRoT-Exo-4b: a transiting planet in a 9.2 day synchronous orbit". Astronomy and Astrophysics 488 (2): L43–L46. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810246. Bibcode: 2008A&A...488L..43A.
- ↑ 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.
External links
Coordinates: 
06h 48m 46.70s, −00° 40′ 21.97″
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