CoRoT-23

Planetary system · 3460.4 light-years away

CoRoT-23 is 3,460 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G0 V star; the first was found in 2011 by transit (CoRoT).

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Worth knowing

CoRoT-23 b goes round its star every 3.63 days, 24 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG0 V
Surface temperature5,900 K
Mass1.14 solar masses
Radius1.61 solar radii
Luminosity1.221 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude15.675
Ageabout 7.2 billion years
Distance from the Sun3460.4 light-years (1061.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 279.7827°, Dec 4.3578°
ConstellationSerpens

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
CoRoT-23 b3.63 days0.0480 AU11.77 R⊕889.9 M⊕Transit, 2011

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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