CoRoT-31

Planetary system · 6541.9 light-years away

CoRoT-31 is 6,542 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G2 IV star; the first was found in 2020 by transit (CoRoT).

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Worth knowing

CoRoT-31 b goes round its star every 4.63 days, 19 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG2 IV
Surface temperature5,700 K
Mass1.25 solar masses
Radius2.15 solar radii
Luminosity2.499 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude15.479
Ageabout 4.7 billion years
Distance from the Sun6541.9 light-years (2005.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 94.8207°, Dec -4.4223°
ConstellationMonoceros

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
CoRoT-31 b4.63 days0.0586 AU16.365 R⊕266.98 M⊕Transit, 2020

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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