CoRoT-24

Planetary system · 1929.4 light-years away

CoRoT-24 is 1,929 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K1 V star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (CoRoT).

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Worth knowing

CoRoT-24 b goes round its star every 5.11 days, 17 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK1 V
Surface temperature4,950 K
Mass0.91 solar masses
Radius0.86 solar radii
Luminosity0.2503 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude15.383
Ageabout 11 billion years
Distance from the Sun1929.4 light-years (591.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 101.9225°, Dec -3.7193°
ConstellationMonoceros

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
CoRoT-24 b5.11 days0.0560 AU3.7 R⊕5.7 M⊕Transit, 2014
CoRoT-24 c11.8 days0.0980 AU5 R⊕28 M⊕Transit, 2014

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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