Planet CoRoT-7 Ab

Detailed information about planet CoRoT-7 Ab and its parameters.

Planet

Name
CoRoT-7 Ab
Planet Status
Confirmed
Discovered in
2009
Publication
Status
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Update
2025-11-24
Mass
Mass*sin(i)
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Semi-Major Axis
Orbital Period
Eccentricity
Angular distance
0.000115 arcsec
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Tperi
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Radius
Inclination
Detection Method
Primary Transit
Mass Meas. Method
Radial Velocity
Radius Meas. Method
Primary Transit
Primary transit
Secondary transit
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λ
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Impact Parameter b
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Time Vr=0
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Velocity Semiamplitude K
4.291 ( ± 0.46 ) m/s
Calculated temperature
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Measured temperature
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Hottest point longitude
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Geometric albedo
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Surface gravity log(g/gH)
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Alternate Names
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Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference
Molecule Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference

15 Oct 2010: Three different groups, analyzing the same data than Queloz et al (2009) find a different mass for CoRoT-7b:
- Hatzes et al. (2010): 6.9 ± 1.4 MEarth
- Pont et al. (2010): 2.8 ± 1.4 MEarth
- Ferraz-Mello et al. (2010): 9 MEarth

Star

Fontanive et al. 2021 : An M dwarf companion star lies 12,160 AUs away.

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