CoRoT-17b
CoRoT-17b is a transiting exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011.[4][2]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT space telescope |
| Discovery date | 2011 |
| Transit | |
| Designations | |
| 2MASS J18344782-0636440 b, Gaia DR2 4255957040079935488 b | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0461 ± 0.0008 AU (6,900,000 ± 120,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| 3.768125 ± 0.000257 d | |
| Inclination | 88.34 ± 1.54 ° |
| Star | COROT-17 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.02 ± 0.07 RJ |
| Mass | 2.43 ± 0.16 MJ |
Mean density | 2.82 ± 0.38 g cm−3[2] |
| Temperature | 1486 K[3] |
It is a hot Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a G2V star with Te = 5740 K, M = 1.04 M☉, R = 1.59 R☉, and near-solar metallicity. It has an estimated age between 9.7 and 11.7 Gyr.
References
- "Notes on CoRoT-17 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission. XVII. The hot Jupiter CoRoT-17b: a very old planet, 2011, arXiv:1106.4393
- "COROT-17 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- "NEW WORLDS ATLAS CoRoT-17 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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