COROT-6

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COROT-6
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ophiuchus
Right ascension 18h 44m 17.42s[1]
Declination +6° 39′ 47.95″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.9[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F5V
Astrometry
Details
Mass 1.055±0.055 M☉
Radius 1.025±0.026 R☉
Other designations
CoRoT-Exo-6[2]
Database references
Exoplanet Archive data
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia		 data

COROT-6 is a magnitude 13.9 star located in the Ophiuchus constellation.[1]

Location and properties

The star has a radius of about 102% of the Sun and a mass of about 110% of the Sun.[2]
It is a main sequence F type star a little larger and hotter than the Sun.

Planetary system

The star is orbited by one known extrasolar planet identified as COROT-6b. The discovery was made by the COROT program using the transit method.[2]

The COROT-6 planetary system[1]
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(days)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 2.96 MJ 0.0855 8.887 < 0.1 — —

See also

  • COROT - an operational French-led ESA planet-hunting mission spacecraft, launched in 2006

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Coordinates: Sky map 18h 44m 17.42s, +6° 39′ 47.95″


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