CoRoT-6
Star in the constellation Ophiuchus
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CoRoT-6 is a magnitude 13.9 star located in the Ophiuchus constellation.[7]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus[1] |
| Right ascension | 18h 44m 17.4079s[2] |
| Declination | +06° 39′ 47.513″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.9[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence[2] |
| Spectral type | F5V[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 5.438±0.017[2] mas/yr Dec.: 1.889±0.016[2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 1.5641±0.0163 mas[2] |
| Distance | 2,090 ± 20 ly (639 ± 7 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.1[3] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.02[3] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1.4[2] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 428[2] cgs |
| Temperature | 5,922[2] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.20[5] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 7.5[6] km/s |
| Age | 4.9[2] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| CoRoT-Exo-6[3] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
Location and properties
The star has a radius of about 102% of the Sun and a mass of about 110% of the Sun.[3] 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.[3]
| 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 | — | 1.166 RJ |
