CoRoT-2 b
Description: CoRoT-2b is the second extrasolar planet to be detected by the French-led CoRoT mission, and orbits the star CoRoT-2 at a distance of 700 light years from Earth towards the constellation Aquila. Its discovery was announced on 20 December 2007. After its discovery via the transit method, its mass was confirmed via the radial velocity method.
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter mass): 3.47 MJ
Radius (Jupiter radius): 1.466 RJ
Density: 1.47 g/cm³
Equilibrium Temperature: 1521.0 K
Orbital Parameters
Orbital Period: 1.7429935 days
Semi-major Axis: 0.02798 AU
Eccentricity: 0.0143
Inclination: 88.08°
Host Star Properties
Host Star: CoRoT-2
Spectral Type: Unknown
Temperature: 5625.0 K
Stellar Mass: 0.96 M☉
Stellar Radius: 0.91 R☉
Discovery Information
Planet Letter: b
Object ID: 3.10954
Host ID: 2.103416
Discovery Date: 2008-05
Discovery Year: 2008
Discovery Method: Transit
Discovery Locale: Space
Discovery Facility: CoRoT
Discovery Instrument: CoRoT CCD Array