CoRoT-16b

CoRoT-16b
CoRoT-16 (white) compared to Jupiter using the best radius estimate.
CoRoT-16 compared to Jupiter
Discovery[1]
Discovered byOllivier et al.
Discovery siteCoRoT space telescope
Discovery date10 June 2011
Transit
Orbital characteristics
Apastron0.0847 AU (12,670,000 km)
Periastron0.0389 AU (5,820,000 km)
0.0618 ± 0.0015 AU (9,250,000 ± 220,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0.37+0.11
−0.12
[2]
5.35227±0.00020 d[1]
Inclination85.01°+0.94°
−1.20°
[1]
2,454,923.9145±0.0022 JD[2]
161°+33°
−29°
[2]
Semi-amplitude62.6+11.0
−9.9
 km/s
[2]
StarCoRoT-16
Physical characteristics
1.17+0.14
−0.16
 RJ
[2]
Mass0.529+0.098
−0.096
 MJ
[2]
Mean density
0.41+0.22
−0.14
 g/cm3
[2]
Temperature1,086 K (813 °C; 1,495 °F)[3]

CoRoT-16b is a transiting exoplanet orbiting the G or K type main sequence star CoRoT-16 2,433 light years[4] away in the southern constellation Scutum. The planet was discovered in June 2011 by the French-led CoRoT mission.

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