CoRoT-18b

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COROT-18b
Discovery
Discovered byCoRoT space telescope
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.0295 AU (4,410,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0-0.08
1.9000693 d
Inclination86.5
StarCOROT-18 [ru]
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.31 RJ
Mass3.47MJ
Temperature1396 K[2]

CoRoT-18b is a transiting exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope on 2011.[3]

It is an hot Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a G9V star with Te = 5440K, M = 0.95M☉, R = 1.00R☉, and near-solar metallicity. Its age is unknown.

References

  1. ^ "Notes on CoRoT-18 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "COROT-18 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "NEW WORLDS ATLAS CoRoT-18 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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