CoRoT-23

CoRoT-23

CoRoT-23

Star in Serpens

CoRoT-23 is a star located in the constellation Serpens at a distance of about 1956 light-years from us. At least one planet revolves around the star.

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Characteristics

CoRoT-23 is a yellow dwarf main sequence star similar to our Sun. Its solar mass is 1.098 and its solar radius is 0.86.[1] The surface temperature is about 5900 kelvin.

Planetary system

One planet has been discovered orbiting CoRoT-23, CoRoT-23b. [2]

The planet may be in an unstable orbit and subject to merger with the host star in the future.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    E. Plavalova (2011-08-17). "Taxonomy of the Extrasolar Planet". Astrobiology. 12 (4): 361–369. arXiv:1106.0635. doi:10.1089/ast.2011.0708. PMID 22506608. S2CID 36142931.
  2. [2]
    "CoRoT-23 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. [3]
    Rouan, D.; et al. (2012). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission . XIX. CoRoT-23b: A dense hot Jupiter on an eccentric orbit". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 537: A54. arXiv:1112.0584. Bibcode:2012A&A...537A..54R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117916. S2CID 55219945.


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