| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT space telescope |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.04016 AU (6,008,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.07 |
| 2.828042 d | |
| Inclination | 85.48 |
| Star | CoRoT-12 |
| Physical characteristics[2] | |
Mean radius | 1.81±0.21 RJ |
| Mass | 0.917MJ |
| Temperature | 1319 K[3] |
Comparison of size of Jupiter to CoRoT-12b
CoRoT-12b is a transiting Hot Jupiter-sized exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2010.
Host star
CoRoT-12b orbits CoRoT-12 in the constellation of Monoceros. It is a G2V star with Te = 5675K, M = 1.078M☉, R = 1.116R☉, and above-solar metallicity. It has an estimated age between 3.2 and 9.4 Gyr.
References
- ↑ "Notes on CoRoT-12 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ↑ Davoudi, F.; Poro, A.; Paki, E.; Mirshafie, P.; Ahangarani, F.; Farahani, A.; Roshana, M.; Abolhasani, F.; Zamanpour, Sh.; Lashgari, E.; Modarres, S.; Mohandes, A. (2020). "Radius Study of Ten Transiting Hot Jupiter Exoplanets with Ground-Based Observations". arXiv:2006.01591 [astro-ph.EP].
- ↑ "COROT-12 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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