CoRoT-24b

CoRoT-24b

CoRoT-24b

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CoRoT-24b is a transiting exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011 and announced in 2014.[6] Along with CoRoT-24c, 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 0.056 AU from its host star.[6]

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Properties

CoRoT-24b and CoRoT-24c are similar in size; however, CoRoT-24b is more than four times less massive, indicating its low density. Dr. Lammer's team modelled the planetary system and found that the atmosphere should have already evaporated a long time ago. This led to the conclusion that CoRoT-24b is not as big as previously thought, being perhaps 30 to 60 percent smaller than initially measured.[7][8]

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    "Some Exoplanets May Be Much Smaller than Thought, Says New Study". SCI NEWS. June 14, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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    Lammer, H.; Erkaev, N. V.; Fossati, L.; Juvan, I.; Odert, P.; Cubillos, P. E.; Guenther, E.; Kislyakova, K. G.; Johnstone, C. P.; Lüftinger, T.; Güdel, M. (September 2016). "Identifying the 'true' radius of the hot sub-Neptune CoRoT-24b by mass-loss modelling". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 461 (1): L62–L66. arXiv:1605.03595. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slw095.


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