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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|access-date=2009-03-19|mailing-list=Exoplanets|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive. |
'''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 |display-authors=etal}}</ref> It was discovered by the French [[CoRoT]] mission in 2008. |
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 Size comparison of CoRoT-4b with Jupiter. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Corot mission |
| Discovery site | Earth's orbit |
| Discovery date | 2008 |
| Transit method | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.090 ± 0.001 AU (13,460,000 ± 150,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0 ± 0.1[1] |
| 9.20205 ± 0.00037[1] d | |
| Inclination | 90[2] |
| Semi-amplitude | 63 ± 6[1] |
| Star | CoRoT-4 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.17+0.06 −0.05[1] RJ |
| Mass | 0.72 ± 0.08[1] MJ |
Mean density | 525 ± 15 kg/m3 (885 ± 25 lb/cu yd)[1] |
| Temperature | 1074 ± 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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