CoRoT-6

Planetary system · 2104.7 light-years away

CoRoT-6 is 2,105 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-6 b goes round its star every 8.89 days, 10 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF9 V
Surface temperature6,090 K
Mass1.05 solar masses
Radius1.025 solar radii
Luminosity1.061 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.961
Ageabout 2.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun2104.7 light-years (645.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 281.0726°, Dec 6.6632°
ConstellationOphiuchus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
CoRoT-6 b8.89 days0.0855 AU13.068 R⊕940.74 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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