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{{Short description|Extrasolar planet in the constellation Monoceros}}
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| name = COROT-4b
| name = CoRoT-4b
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| image = Exoplanet Comparison CoRoT-4 b.png
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| caption = Size comparison of COROT-4b with Jupiter.
| caption = Size comparison of CoRoT-4b with Jupiter.
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| semimajor = {{convert|0.090|±|0.001|AU|km|abbr=on}}<ref name="moutou08">{{cite journal|bibcode=2008A&A...488L..47M|author=Moutou, C.|title=Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission. V. CoRoT-Exo-4b: stellar and planetary parameters|journal=[[Astronomy and Astrophysics]]|volume=488|issue=2|pages=L47–L50|doi=10.1051/0004-6361:200810273|year=2008|arxiv = 0807.3739 |display-authors=etal}}</ref>
| semimajor = {{convert|0.090|±|0.001|AU|km|abbr=on}}<ref name="moutou08">{{cite journal|bibcode=2008A&A...488L..47M|author=Moutou, C.|title=Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission. V. CoRoT-Exo-4b: stellar and planetary parameters|journal=[[Astronomy and Astrophysics]]|volume=488|issue=2|pages=L47–L50|doi=10.1051/0004-6361:200810273|year=2008|arxiv = 0807.3739 |s2cid=118658022 |display-authors=etal}}</ref>
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| star = [[COROT-4]]
| star = [[CoRoT-4]]
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'''COROT-4b''' (formerly known as '''COROT-Exo-4b'''<ref>{{cite mailing list|url=http://listes.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/wws/arc/exoplanets/2009-03/msg00003.html|title=Change in CoRoT planets names|author=Schneider, J.|date=2009-03-10|accessdate=2009-03-19|mailinglist=Exoplanets|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20100118162658/http://listes.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/wws/arc/exoplanets/2009-03/msg00003.html|archivedate=2010-01-18}}</ref>) is an [[extrasolar planet]] orbiting the star [[COROT-4]]. It is probably in synchronous orbit with stellar rotation.<ref name="aigrain08">{{cite journal|journal=[[Astronomy and Astrophysics]]|volume=488|pages=L43–L46|issue=2|year=2008|doi=10.1051/0004-6361:200810246|title=Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission IV. CoRoT-Exo-4b: a transiting planet in a 9.2 day synchronous orbit|author= S. Aigrain|bibcode=2008A&A...488L..43A|arxiv = 0807.3767 |display-authors=etal}}</ref> It was discovered by the French [[COROT]] mission in 2008.
'''CoRoT-4b''' (formerly known as '''CoRoT-Exo-4b'''<ref>{{cite mailing list|url=http://listes.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/wws/arc/exoplanets/2009-03/msg00003.html|title=Change in CoRoT planets names|author=Schneider, J.|date=2009-03-10|access-date=2009-03-19|mailing-list=Exoplanets|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100118162658/http://listes.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/wws/arc/exoplanets/2009-03/msg00003.html|archive-date=2010-01-18}}</ref>) is an [[extrasolar planet]] orbiting the star [[CoRoT-4]]. It is probably in synchronous orbit with stellar rotation.<ref name="aigrain08">{{cite journal|journal=[[Astronomy and Astrophysics]]|volume=488|pages=L43–L46|issue=2|year=2008|doi=10.1051/0004-6361:200810246|title=Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission IV. CoRoT-Exo-4b: a transiting planet in a 9.2 day synchronous orbit|author= S. Aigrain|bibcode=2008A&A...488L..43A|arxiv = 0807.3767 |s2cid=115916135 |display-authors=etal}}</ref> It was discovered by the French [[CoRoT]] mission in 2008.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat-inline|CoRoT-4 b|COROT-4b}}
{{commonscat-inline|CoRoT-4 b|CoRoT-4b}}


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[[Category:Exoplanets]]
[[Category:Hot Jupiters]]
[[Category:Hot Jupiters]]
[[Category:Transiting exoplanets]]
[[Category:Transiting exoplanets]]
[[Category:Exoplanets discovered in 2008]]
[[Category:Exoplanets discovered in 2008]]
[[Category:Giant planets]]
[[Category:Giant planets]]
[[Category:Monoceros (constellation)]]
[[Category:Monoceros]]
[[Category:Exoplanets discovered by the COROT program|4b]]
[[Category:Exoplanets discovered by CoRoT|4b]]




Latest revision as of 06:28, 24 September 2023

CoRoT-4b
Size comparison of CoRoT-4b with Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered byCorot mission
Discovery siteEarth's orbit
Discovery date2008
Transit method
Orbital characteristics
0.090 ± 0.001 AU (13,460,000 ± 150,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0.0 ± 0.1[1]
9.20205 ± 0.00037[1] d
Inclination90[2]
Semi-amplitude63 ± 6[1]
StarCoRoT-4
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.17+0.06
−0.05[1] RJ
Mass0.72 ± 0.08[1] MJ
Mean density
525 ± 15 kg/m3 (885 ± 25 lb/cu yd)[1]
Temperature1074 ± 19[1]

CoRoT-4b (formerly known as CoRoT-Exo-4b[3]) is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star CoRoT-4. It is probably in synchronous orbit with stellar rotation.[2] It was discovered by the French CoRoT mission in 2008.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Moutou, C.; et al. (2008). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission. V. CoRoT-Exo-4b: stellar and planetary parameters". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 488 (2): L47–L50. arXiv:0807.3739. Bibcode:2008A&A...488L..47M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810273. S2CID 118658022.
  2. ^ a b S. Aigrain; et al. (2008). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission IV. CoRoT-Exo-4b: a transiting planet in a 9.2 day synchronous orbit". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 488 (2): L43–L46. arXiv:0807.3767. Bibcode:2008A&A...488L..43A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810246. S2CID 115916135.
  3. ^ Schneider, J. (2009-03-10). "Change in CoRoT planets names". Exoplanets (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2009-03-19.

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