CoRoT-4b

CoRoT-4b
	Size comparison of CoRoT-4b with Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by	Corot mission
Discovery site	Earth's orbit
Discovery date	2008
Detection method	Transit method
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.090 ± 0.001 AU (13,460,000 ± 150,000 km)
Eccentricity	0.0 ± 0.1
Orbital period (sidereal)	9.20205 ± 0.00037 d
Inclination	90
Semi-amplitude	63 ± 6
Star	CoRoT-4
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.17+0.06; −0.05 RJ
Mass	0.72 ± 0.08 MJ
Mean density	525 ± 15 kg/m3 (885 ± 25 lb/cu yd)
Temperature	1074 ± 19

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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. S2CID 118658022.
^ ^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.
^ 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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[moutou08-1] ^ ^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.

[aigrain08-2] 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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