CoRoT-3

CoRoT-3 is a white-yellow dwarf main sequence star hotter than the Sun. This star is located approximately 2560 light-years away in the constellation of Aquila. The apparent magnitude of this star is 13, which means it is not visible to the naked eye but can be seen with a medium-sized amateur telescope on a clear dark night.[2]

CoRoT-3
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Aquila
Right ascension 19h 28m 13.2642s[1]
Declination +00° 07 18.6143[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.3
Characteristics
Spectral type F3V[2]
Apparent magnitude (B) 13.85 ±0.44[2]
Apparent magnitude (I) 12.54 ±0.04[2]
Apparent magnitude (J) 11.94 ±0.03[2]
Apparent magnitude (H) 11.71 ±0.04[2]
Apparent magnitude (K) 11.62 ±0.03[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 3.493±0.084[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −0.326±0.063<[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.2747 ± 0.0497 mas[1]
Distance2,560 ± 100 ly
(780 ± 30 pc)
Details
Mass1.37 ±0.09 M
Radius1.56 ±0.09 R
Temperature6740 ±140 K
Metallicity-0.02 ±0.06
Age2 (−0.4+0.8)× 109 years
Other designations
GSC 00465-01645, DENIS-P J192813.2+000718, 2MASS J19281326+0007185, USNO-A2.0 0900-15209129, CoRoT-Exo-3, GSC2.3 N1MO000645, UCAC2 31931545, USNO-B1.0 0901-00488457[2]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
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Planetary system

This star is home to object designated CoRoT-3b. This object was discovered by the CoRoT Mission spacecraft using the transit method. Measurements made using the radial velocity method show that this object is probably a brown dwarf.[3]

The CoRoT-3 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 21.66 ±1 MJ 0.057 ±0.003 4.2568 ±5e-06 0 85.9 ± 0.8° 1.01 ± 0.07 RJ

See also

References

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