CoRoT-23b

CoRoT-23b
Discovery
Discovered by	CoRoT space telescope
Detection method	Transit
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.0477 AU (7,140,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity	0.16
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.6314 d
Inclination	85.7
Star	CoRoT-23
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.08 RJ
Mass	2.8MJ
Temperature	1509 K[2]

CoRoT-23b is a transiting Hot Jupiter exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011.

Host star

CoRoT-23b orbits CoRoT-23 in the constellation of Serpens.It is a G0V star with T_e = 5900K, M = 1.14M_☉, R = 1.61R_☉, and near-solar metallicity. Its age is 6.2 - 8.2 Gyr.

Orbit

The planet may be in an unstable orbit and subject to merger with the host star in the future.[3]

References

"Notes on CoRoT-23 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
"CoRoT-23 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
Rouan, D.; et al. (2012). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission . XIX. CoRoT-23b: A dense hot Jupiter on an eccentric orbit". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 537: A54. arXiv:1112.0584. Bibcode:2012A&A...537A..54R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117916. S2CID 55219945.

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[1] "Notes on CoRoT-23 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.

[2] "CoRoT-23 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.

[3] Rouan, D.; et al. (2012). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission . XIX. CoRoT-23b: A dense hot Jupiter on an eccentric orbit". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 537: A54. arXiv:1112.0584. Bibcode:2012A&A...537A..54R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117916. S2CID 55219945.