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CoRoT-24c

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CoRoT-24c
Discovery
Discovered byCoRoT space telescope
Discovery date2011
Transit
Designations
2MASS 06474141-0343094 c, Gaia DR2 3105404467618982272 c
Orbital characteristics
Epoch J2000
0.098 ± 0.003 AU (14,660,000 ± 450,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0
11.759 ± 0.0063 d
Inclination89.0+1.6
−1.0
°
StarCoRoT-24
Physical characteristics
0.44 ± 0.04 RJ
Mass0.088 ± 0.035 MJ
Mean density
1.3+0.5
−0.4
g/cm3[2]
1.1502 G🜨[3]
North pole right ascension
06h 47m 41.41s[4]
North pole declination
−03° 43′ 09.48″[4]
Temperature850 K[5]

CoRoT-24c is a transiting exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011 and announced in 2014.[6] Along with CoRoT-24b, it is one of two exoplanets orbiting CoRoT-24,[5] making it the first multiple transiting system detected by the telescope. It is a hot Neptune orbiting at a distance of 0.098 AU from its host star.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Notes on CoRoT-24 c". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "CoRoT-24 Overview". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "CoRoT-24 c". ExoKyoto. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "CoRoT-24c". SIMBAD. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "COROT-24 Planets in the system". Open Exoplanet Catalogue. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "CoRoT-24c". Retrieved January 19, 2022.