CoRoT-6b

CoRoT-6b (previously named CoRoT-Exo-6b)^[2] is an exoplanet that was discovered by the CoRoT mission team on February 2, 2009, orbiting the F type star CoRoT-6. It is located in the Ophiuchus constellation.

Properties and location

This planetary object is reported to be about 3.3 times the mass of the planet Jupiter and 1.17 times its size with an orbital period of 8.88 days.^[1]^[3] It is a hot Jupiter with a temperature between 700 and 1000 °C.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Fridlund, M.; et al. (2010). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission. IX. CoRoT-6b: a transiting 'hot Jupiter' planet in an 8.9d orbit around a low-metallicity star". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 512. A14. arXiv:1001.1426. Bibcode:2010A&A...512A..14F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913767. S2CID 54014374.
^ J. Schneider (2009-03-10). "Change in CoRoT planets names". Exoplanets (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
^ H. Rauer, M. Fridlund (2009). "CoRoT's exoplanet harvest" (PDF). First CoRoT International Symposium. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-07-08.

External links

Media related to CoRoT-6b at Wikimedia Commons

ESA Portal - Exoplanet hunt update

Constellation of Ophiuchus

Stars

Bayer	α (Rasalhague) β (Cebalrai) γ δ (Yed Prior) ε (Yed Posterior) ζ (Han) η (Sabik) θ ι κ λ (Marfik) μ ν ξ ο ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω
Flamsteed	12 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 24 26 28 29 30 31 36 (A, Guniibuu) 37 38 41 43 44 (b) 45 (d, θ Tel) 50 51 (c) 52 53 (f) 54 58 61 66 67 68 70 (p) 71 72 73 74 24 Sco
Variable	U V X Y RS RV RZ ST SW TT TW UU WZ XX BF IX KK V380 V426 V438 V442 V445 V451 V453 V502 V508 V566 V567 V716 V839 V841 V849 V986 V1010 V1054 V2051 V2052 V2076 V2105 V2112 V2113 V2114 V2118 V2126 V2129 V2213 V2214 V2247 V2291 V2292 V2293 V2295 V2301 V2306 V2307 V2324 V2368 V2388 V2393 V2400 V2487 V2500 (Barnard's Star) V2502 V2540 V2542
HR	5989 5990 6041 6067 6096 6124 6136 6137 6140 6144 6179 6189 6190 6193 6201 6202 6235 6248 6269 6284 6294 6296 6302 6308 6329 6340 6350 6353 6354 6358 6359 6361 6365 6367 6372 6375 6387 6390 6404 6413 6428 6433 6435 6439 6441 6465 6472 6473 6474 6476 6489 6490 6494 6497 6504 6507 6512 6516 6520 6521 6524 6532 6534 6575 6577 6578 6590 6593 6601 6633 6639 6650 6659 6667 6670 6686 6689 6690 6696 6706 6719 6784 6797 6800 6851 6857 6883 6902 6925 6976 6985 6987 7010
HD	148390 148427 (Timir) 148531 149143 (Rosalíadecastro) 149382 150052 150381 150433 150493 152581 (Mahsati) 154088 156992 157172 160042 160346 164509 167162 170469 171028
Other	AS 239 BD-9 4395 CFHTWIR-Oph 98 CoRoT-6 CoRoT-25 CoRoT-26 DoAr 21 Elias 2-27 Gaia BH1 Gliese 673 GJ 1207 GJ 1214 GRS 1739-278 GX 1+4 GX 9+9 H 1705-250 Hen 3-1341 Great Annihilator IRAS 16293−2422 K2-32 LS IV-1 2 2MASS J16452211-1319516 MXB 1659-29 Oph-IRS 48 PG 1627-017 PSR B1929+10 TOI-677 Van Biesbroeck 8 VVV BD001 WISE 1800+0134 WISEP J180026.60+013453.1 Wolf 635 XTE J1739-285

Exoplanets	CFHTWIR-Oph 98 b CoRoT-6b 25b 26b GJ 1214 b (Enaiposha) ν Ophiuchi b c

Star
clusters

NGC	6284 6287 6293 6304 6316 6325 6342 6355 6356 6366 6401 6426 6633
Other	IC 4665 Melotte 186 Messier 9 Messier 10 Messier 12 Messier 14 Messier 19 Messier 62 Messier 107 Palomar 6

Nebulae

NGC	6309 6572
Other	Dark Horse Double Helix Nebula Ophiuchus Superbubble Pipe Nebula Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex Serpens–Aquila Rift Snake Nebula