CoRoT-18b
CoRoT-18b is a transiting Hot Jupiter exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011.[3][4]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT space telescope |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0295 AU (4,410,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0-0.08 |
| 1.9000693 d | |
| Inclination | 86.5 |
| Star | CoRoT-18 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.31 RJ |
| Mass | 3.47MJ |
| Temperature | 1396 K[2] |
Host star
CoRoT-18b orbits CoRoT-18 in the constellation of Monoceros. It is a G9V star with Te = 5440K, M = 0.95M☉, R = 1.00R☉, and near-solar metallicity. Its age is unknown.
Orbit
The study in 2012, utilizing a Rossiter–McLaughlin effect, have determined the planetary orbit is probably aligned with the rotational axis of the star, misalignment equal to -10±20°.[5]
References
- "Notes on CoRoT-18 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- "COROT-18 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- Hébrard, G.; et al. (2011), "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 533: A130, arXiv:1107.2032, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117192
- "NEW WORLDS ATLAS CoRoT-18 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- Albrecht, Simon; Winn, Joshua N.; Johnson, John A.; Howard, Andrew W.; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Butler, R. Paul; Arriagada, Pamela; Crane, Jeffrey D.; Shectman, Stephen A.; Thompson, Ian B.; Hirano, Teruyuki; Bakos, Gaspar; Hartman, Joel D. (2012), "Obliquities of Hot Jupiter Host Stars: Evidence for Tidal Interactions and Primordial Misalignments", The Astrophysical Journal, 757: 18, arXiv:1206.6105, Bibcode:2012ApJ...757...18A, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/757/1/18, S2CID 17174530
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