CoRoT-4

Planetary system · 2369.2 light-years away

CoRoT-4 is 2,369 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,190 K star; the first was found in 2008 by transit (CoRoT).

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Worth knowing

CoRoT-4 b goes round its star every 9.20 days, 10 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,190 K
Mass1.16 solar masses
Radius1.17 solar radii
Luminosity1.53 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.652
Ageabout 1 billion years
Distance from the Sun2369.2 light-years (726.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 102.1946°, Dec -0.6728°
ConstellationMonoceros

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
CoRoT-4 b9.20 days0.0900 AU13.34 R⊕228.83 M⊕Transit, 2008

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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