CoRoT-17b is a transiting Hot Jupiter exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011.[4][2]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT space telescope |
| Discovery date | 2011 |
| Transit | |
| Designations | |
| 2MASS J18344782-0636440 b, Gaia DR2 4255957040079935488 b | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0461 ± 0.0008 AU (6,900,000 ± 120,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| 3.768125 ± 0.000257 d | |
| Inclination | 88.34 ± 1.54 ° |
| Star | CoRoT-17 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.02 ± 0.07 RJ | |
| Mass | 2.43 ± 0.16 MJ |
Mean density | 2.82 ± 0.38 g cm−3[2] |
| Temperature | 1486 K[3] |
Host star
editCoRoT-17b orbits CoRoT-17 in the constellation of Scutum. It is a G2V star with Te = 5740 K, M = 1.04 M☉, R = 1.59 R☉, and near-solar metallicity. It has an estimated age between 9.7 and 11.7 Gyr.
References
edit- ^ "Notes on CoRoT-17 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Csizmadia, Sz.; et al. (2011), "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 531: A41, arXiv:1106.4393, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117009, S2CID 54618864
- ^ "COROT-17 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "NEW WORLDS ATLAS CoRoT-17 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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