CoRoT-16b
Extrasolar planet in the constellation Scutum / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CoRoT-16b is a transiting exoplanet orbiting the G or K type main sequence star CoRoT-16 2,433 light years[4] away in the southern constellation Scutum. The planet was discovered in June 2011 by the French-led CoRoT mission.
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![]() CoRoT-16 compared to Jupiter | |
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Ollivier et al. |
Discovery site | CoRoT space telescope |
Discovery date | 10 June 2011 |
Transit | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Apastron | 0.0847 AU (12,670,000 km) |
Periastron | 0.0389 AU (5,820,000 km) |
0.0618 ± 0.0015 AU (9,250,000 ± 220,000 km)[1] | |
Eccentricity | 0.37+0.11 −0.12[2] |
5.35227±0.00020 d[1] | |
Inclination | 85.01°+0.94° −1.20°[1] |
2,454,923.9145±0.0022 JD[2] | |
161°+33° −29°[2] | |
Semi-amplitude | 62.6+11.0 −9.9 km/s[2] |
Star | CoRoT-16 |
Physical characteristics | |
1.17+0.14 −0.16 RJ[2] | |
Mass | 0.529+0.098 −0.096 MJ[2] |
Mean density | 0.41+0.22 −0.14 g/cm3[2] |
Temperature | 1,086 K (813 °C; 1,495 °F)[3] |
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