CoRoT-26b

CoRoT-26b
Discovery
Discovered by	CoRoT
Discovery date	2012
Detection method	Transit
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.0526
Eccentricity	0
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.2 d
Star	CoRoT-26
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.26 RJ
Mass	0.52 MJ

CoRoT-26b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a G-type star, CoRoT-26. It has a mass of 0.52 Jupiters, takes 4.2 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.0526 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2013.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission XXIV. CoRoT-25b and CoRoT-26b: two low-density giant planets
^ "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — CoRoT-26b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

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[Almenara2013-1] Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission XXIV. CoRoT-25b and CoRoT-26b: two low-density giant planets

[2] "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — CoRoT-26b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

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