Planet CoRoT-18 b

Detailed information about planet CoRoT-18 b and its parameters.

Planet

Name
CoRoT-18 b
Planet Status
Confirmed
Discovered in
2011
Mass
Mass*sin(i)
Semi-Major Axis
Orbital Period
Eccentricity
ω
Tperi
Radius
Inclination
Update
2021-12-21
Detection Method
Primary Transit
Mass Detection Method
Radial Velocity
Radius Detection Method
Primary Transit
Primary transit
Secondary transit
λ
Impact Parameter b
Time Vr=0
Velocity Semiamplitude K
Calculated temperature
Measured temperature
Hottest point longitude
Geometric albedo
Surface gravity log(g/gH)
Alternate Names
Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference
Molecule Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference

04 May 2011: From the inclination of the star axis combined with λ measured through the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect, the true obliquity ψ = 20 ± 20 deg. of the orbit (angle between the planet orbit and the stellar equator) can be measured (Hébrard et al. 2011).