COROT-6 [SEP] constellation
COROT-6
COROT-6 is a magnitude 13.9 star located in the Ophiuchus constellation.
Location and properties.
The star has a radius of about 102% of the Sun and a mass of about 110% of the Sun. It is a main sequence F type star a little larger and hotter than the Sun.
Planetary system.
The star is orbited by one known extrasolar planet identified as COROT-6b. The discovery was made by the COROT program using the transit method.
See also.
- COROT - an
COROT-1b
COROT-1b (previously named COROT-Exo-1b) is a transiting extrasolar planet approximately 2,630 light-years away in the constellation of Monoceros. The planet was discovered orbiting the yellow dwarf star COROT-1 in May 2007. The planet was the first discovery by the French-led COROT Mission.
Discovery.
COROT-1b was identified as the best planetary candidate from the COROT spacecrafts initial run from February 6 to April 2, 2007. Follow-up photometry with the Wise Observatorys 1.0 m telescope and at the Canada–France–