CoRoT-23b

CoRoT-23b

CoRoT-23b

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CoRoT-23b is a transiting Hot Jupiter exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011.

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Host star

Main article: CoRoT-23

CoRoT-23b orbits CoRoT-23 in the constellation of Serpens.It is a G0V star with Te = 5900K, M = 1.14M☉, R = 1.61R☉, and near-solar metallicity. Its age is 6.2 - 8.2 Gyr.

Orbit

The planet may be in an unstable orbit and subject to merger with the host star in the future.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Notes on CoRoT-23 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "CoRoT-23 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. [3]
    Rouan, D.; et al. (2012). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission . XIX. CoRoT-23b: A dense hot Jupiter on an eccentric orbit". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 537: A54. arXiv:1112.0584. Bibcode:2012A&A...537A..54R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117916. S2CID 55219945.


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