Star in the constellation Ophiuchus
CoRoT-6 is a magnitude 13.9 star located in the Ophiuchus constellation .[6]
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]
References
^ a b c d e f g h i Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties" . Astronomy and Astrophysics . 674 : A1. arXiv :2208.00211 . Bibcode :2023A&A...674A...1G . doi :10.1051/0004-6361/202243940 . S2CID 244398875 .
Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR .
^ a b c d e f H. Rauer, M. Fridlund (2009). "CoRoT's exoplanet harvest" (PDF) . First CoRoT International Symposium . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-04-19 .
^ Ehrenreich, D.; Désert, J.-M. (2011). "Mass-loss rates for transiting exoplanets". Astronomy & Astrophysics . 529 : A136. arXiv :1103.0011 . Bibcode :2011A&A...529A.136E . doi :10.1051/0004-6361/201016356 . S2CID 119302960 .
^ Chen, Di-Chang; Xie, Ji-Wei; Zhou, Ji-Lin; Dong, Subo; Liu, Chao; Wang, Hai-Feng; Xiang, Mao-Sheng; Huang, Yang; Luo, Ali; Zheng, Zheng (2021). "Planets Across Space and Time (PAST). I. Characterizing the Memberships of Galactic Components and Stellar Ages: Revisiting the Kinematic Methods and Applying to Planet Host Stars" . The Astrophysical Journal . 909 (2): 115. arXiv :2102.09424 . Bibcode :2021ApJ...909..115C . doi :10.3847/1538-4357/abd5be . S2CID 231951508 .
^ Damiani, C.; Lanza, A. F. (2015). "Evolution of angular-momentum-losing exoplanetary systems. Revisiting Darwin stability". Astronomy and Astrophysics . 574 . arXiv :1411.3802 . Bibcode :2015A&A...574A..39D . doi :10.1051/0004-6361/201424318 . S2CID 54727372 .
^ a b Fridlund, M.; et al. (2010). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission. IX. CoRoT-6b: a transiting 'hot Jupiter' planet in an 8.9d orbit around a low-metallicity star" . Astronomy and Astrophysics . 512 . A14. arXiv :1001.1426v1 . Bibcode :2010A&A...512A..14F . doi :10.1051/0004-6361/200913767 . S2CID 54014374 .