CoRoT-1
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Star CoRoT-1 |
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| Imagination of CoRoT-1 with its companion (computer-animated graphics) | |||
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | unicorn | ||
| Right ascension | 06 h 48 m 19 s | ||
| declination | -03 ° 06 ′ 8 ″ | ||
| Apparent brightness | 13.6 mag | ||
| Typing | |||
| Known exoplanets | 1 | ||
| Spectral class | G0 V | ||
| Astrometry | |||
| distance | > 1500 ly > 460 pc |
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| Proper movement | |||
| Rec. Share: | −9.6 mas / a | ||
| Dec. portion: | +6.2 mas / a | ||
| Physical Properties | |||
| Dimensions | approx. 0.95 M ☉ | ||
| radius | (1.11 ± 0.05) R ☉ | ||
| Effective temperature | 5950 K | ||
| Metallicity [Fe / H] | −0.3 | ||
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CoRoT-1 , formerly called CoRoT-Exo-1 , is a main sequence star of the spectral class G0, in which an exoplanet was discovered. This exoplanet was the first planet discovered by the CoRoT mission and was given the name " CoRoT-1b ".
CoRoT-1 is located in the constellation Unicorn and is over 1500 light years from Earth. It has an apparent magnitude of 13.6 mag.