COROT-6
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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|---|---|
| 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 | |
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CoRoT-Exo-6[2]
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| Database references | |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia |
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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]
| 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
Coordinates: 
18h 44m 17.42s, +6° 39′ 47.95″
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