CoRoT-10b
Extrasolar planet in the constellation Aquila
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CoRoT-10b is a transiting hot Jupiter exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2010.[citation needed]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT space telescope |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.1055 AU (15.78 million km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.53 |
| 13.2406 d | |
| Inclination | 88.55 |
| Star | CoRoT-10 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.97 RJ | |
| Mass | 2.75 MJ |
| Temperature | 601 K[2] |
Host star
CoRoT-10b orbits CoRoT-10 in the constellation of Aquila. It is a K1V star with Te = 5,075 K, M = 0.89 M☉, R = 0.79 R☉, above solar metallicity. It has an estimated age below 3.0 Gyr.[citation needed]
