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CoRoT-17b
Discovery
Discovered byCoRoT space telescope
Discovery date2011
Transit
Designations
2MASS J18344782-0636440 b, Gaia DR2 4255957040079935488 b
Orbital characteristics
0.0461 ± 0.0008 AU (6,900,000 ± 120,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0
3.768125 ± 0.000257 d
Inclination88.34 ± 1.54 °
StarCoRoT-17 [ru]
Physical characteristics
1.02 ± 0.07 RJ
Mass2.43 ± 0.16 MJ
Mean density
2.82 ± 0.38 g cm−3[2]
Temperature1486 K[3]

CoRoT-17b is a transiting Hot Jupiter exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011.[4][2]

Host star

CoRoT-17b orbits CoRoT-17 in the constellation of Scutum. It is a G2V star with Te = 5740 K, M = 1.04 M, R = 1.59 R, and near-solar metallicity. It has an estimated age between 9.7 and 11.7 Gyr.

References

  1. ^ "Notes on CoRoT-17 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Csizmadia, Sz.; et al. (2011), "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 531: A41, arXiv:1106.4393, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117009, S2CID 54618864
  3. ^ "COROT-17 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "NEW WORLDS ATLAS CoRoT-17 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.