CoRoT-12b

CoRoT-12b is a transiting Hot Jupiter-sized exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2010.

CoRoT-12b
Discovery
Discovered byCoRoT space telescope
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.04016 AU (6,008,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0.07
2.828042 d
Inclination85.48
StarCoRoT-12
Physical characteristics[2]
Mean radius
1.81±0.21 RJ
Mass0.917MJ
Temperature1319 K[3]

    Host star

    CoRoT-12b orbits CoRoT-12 in the constellation of Monoceros. It is a G2V star with Te = 5675K, M = 1.078M, R = 1.116R, and above-solar metallicity. It has an estimated age between 3.2 and 9.4 Gyr.

    References

    1. "Notes on CoRoT-12 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
    2. Davoudi, F.; Poro, A.; Paki, E.; Mirshafie, P.; Ahangarani, F.; Farahani, A.; Roshana, M.; Abolhasani, F.; Zamanpour, Sh.; Lashgari, E.; Modarres, S.; Mohandes, A. (2020). "Radius Study of Ten Transiting Hot Jupiter Exoplanets with Ground-Based Observations". arXiv:2006.01591 [astro-ph.EP].
    3. "COROT-12 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.


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