CoRoT-16
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scutum[1] |
| Right ascension | 18h 34m 05.919s[2] |
| Declination | −06° 00′ 09.24″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.03±0.43[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G5 V[4] |
| B−V color index | +1.82[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +0.937[2] mas/yr Dec.: −8.043[2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 1.3406±0.0624 mas[2] |
| Distance | 2,400 ± 100 ly (750 ± 30 pc) |
| Details[4] | |
| Mass | 1.098+0.082 −0.078 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.19+0.14 −0.13 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.77[5] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.36±0.10 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,650±100 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.19±0.06 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 0.50±0.50[6] km/s |
| Age | 6.7±2.8[6] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Gaia DR2 4256135160951556480 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
CoRoT-16 is a solitary star located in the equatorial constellation Scutum. With an apparent magnitude of 16, it requires a powerful telescope to be seen, and is located 2,400 light years away based on parallax.
