CoRoT-21

Planetary system · 4562.4 light-years away

CoRoT-21 is 4,562 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F8 IV star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (CoRoT).

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Worth knowing

CoRoT-21 b goes round its star every 2.72 days, 32 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF8 IV
Surface temperature6,200 K
Mass1.29 solar masses
Radius1.95 solar radii
Luminosity5.07 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude16.058
Ageabout 4.1 billion years
Distance from the Sun4562.4 light-years (1398.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 101.0526°, Dec -0.2992°
ConstellationMonoceros

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
CoRoT-21 b2.72 days0.0417 AU14.572 R⊕718.3 M⊕Transit, 2012

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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