CoRoT-15b

CoRoT-15

CoRoT-15

F7V star with brown dwarf companion

CoRoT-15 is an eclipsing binary star system about 4,500 light-years (1,400 parsecs) away in the constellation Monoceros, discovered by the CoRoT space telescope in 2010. It consists of an F7V star and an orbiting brown dwarf companion, which was one of the first transiting brown dwarfs to be discovered.[4]

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...

References

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    "Finding the constellation which contains given sky coordinates". djm.cc. 2 August 2008.
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    Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
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    "CoRoT-15". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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    Bouchy, F.; Deleuil, M.; et al. (January 2011). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission. XV. CoRoT-15b: a brown-dwarf transiting companion". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 525: A68. arXiv:1010.0179. Bibcode:2011A&A...525A..68B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201015276. S2CID 54794954.
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