COROT-7 [SEP] constellation
COROT-7
COROT-7 (TYC 4799-1733-1) is a G-type main sequence star, slightly smaller and cooler than the Sun. It has an apparent magnitude 11.67, fainter than Proxima Centauri (mag. 11.05), the nearest star to the Sun. This star is located in the Monoceros constellation.
Location and properties.
The star is located in the LRa01 field of view of the COROT spacecraft. It is about 500 light years from earth. According to the project website, this field is
61 Virginis
61 Virginis (abbreviated 61 Vir) is the Flamsteed designation of a G-type main-sequence star (G7V) slightly less massive than the Sun (which is G2V), located about 27.9 light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. The composition of this star is nearly identical to the Sun.
61 Virginis (G7V) is the first well-established main-sequence star very similar to the Sun with a potential Super-Earth, though it was preceded by COROT-7 (a borderline