Planet CoRoT-2 b

Name CoRoT-2 b
Discovered in 2007
M × sin i 3.31 ± 0.16 MJ
Semi-major axis 0.0281 ± 0.0009 AU
Orbital period 1.743 ± 1.7e-06 days
Eccentricity
ω
Tperi
Radius 1.465 ± 0.029 RJ
Inclination 87.84 ± 0.1°
Update April 5, 2012
Detection method detected by transit
Molecules detected

Remarks

20 Mar. 2008: The Rossiter effect has been measured (Bouchy et al. 2008)

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CAS Exoplanet Transit Database

Star

Name CoRoT-2
Distance 300 ± 100 pc
Spectral type G7V
Apparent magnitude V 12.57
Mass 0.97 ± 0.06 MSun
Age Gyr
Effective temperature 5575 ± 66 K
Radius 0.902 ± 0.018 RSun
Metallicity [Fe/H] -0.04 ± 0.08
RA2000 19:27:07.0
Dec2000 +01:23:02
Planetary system 1 planet

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