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|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref> Astronomer [[Wladimir Lyra]] (2009) has proposed '''[[Zelus]]''' as possible common name for COROT-6 b<ref name="Lyra"> {{cite journal | url=http://arxiv.org/abs/0910.3989 | author=Lyra | title=Naming the extrasolar planets| pages=1-28 | year=2009 | bibcode=2009arXiv0910.3989L}}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 10:33, 17 November 2009
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquila? |
| Right ascension | ~ 19h 00m [1] |
| Declination | ~ −03° 20′[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.9[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Astrometry | |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.10[1] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.02[1] R☉ |
| Other designations | |
CoRoT-Exo-6[1] | |
| Database references | |
COROT-6 is an unidentified magnitude 13.9 star probably located in the Aquila constellation.[1]
Location and properties
Only the approximate celestial coordinates of this star have been released. This star has not been identified as a star in any existent star catalog. The announcement materials identify this star as located within the LRc02 field of view of the COROT spacecraft.[1]
The announcement materials report that the star has a radius of about 102% of the Sun and a mass of about 110% of the Sun.[1]
This star is reported to be a main sequence F type star a little larger and hotter than the Sun.
Planetary system
The announcement states that this parent star is orbited by one known extrasolar planet identified as COROT-6b. The discovery was made using the astronomical transit method by the COROT program.[1] Astronomer Wladimir Lyra (2009) has proposed Zelus as possible common name for COROT-6 b[2].
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COROT-6b | 3.3 MJ | ? | 8.89 | ? | — | — |
See also
- COROT - an operational French-led ESA planet-hunting mission spacecraft, launched in 2006
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j H. Rauer, M. Fridlund (2009). "CoRoT's exoplanet harvest" (PDF). First CoRoT International Symposium. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ Lyra (2009). "Naming the extrasolar planets": 1–28. Bibcode:2009arXiv0910.3989L.
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