CoRoT-5

Planetary system · 2878.2 light-years away

CoRoT-5 is 2,878 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F9 V star; the first was found in 2009 by transit (CoRoT).

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Worth knowing

CoRoT-5 b goes round its star every 4.04 days, 22 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF9 V
Surface temperature6,100 K
Mass1 solar masses
Radius1.186 solar radii
Luminosity1.514 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.043
Ageabout 6.9 billion years
Distance from the Sun2878.2 light-years (882.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 101.2772°, Dec 0.8152°
ConstellationMonoceros

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
CoRoT-5 b4.04 days0.0495 AU15.558 R⊕148.42 M⊕Transit, 2009

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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