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CoRoT-6 b

Host star CoRoT-6 • 13.07 R⊕ • 8.89 d orbit

Records

4

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

13.07 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

940.7 M⊕

median non-null value

CoRoT-6

1021 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

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Host Star

CoRoT-6

Discovery

Transit

Year

2009

Period

8.89 day

Radius

13.07 Rearth

Mass

940.7 Mearth

Eq. Temp

1017 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 13.07 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

CoRoT-6 b

13.07 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

4

Refs

4

Methods

1

Discoverystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

4 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

3 values • 2 distinct

Massdisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2009TransitCoRoT0.27 m CoRoT Telescope8.89 day13.07 Rearth940.7 Mearth1017 KFridlund et al. 2010
2009TransitCoRoT0.27 m CoRoT Telescope8.89 day13.07 Rearth937.6 MearthBonomo et al. 2017
2009TransitCoRoT0.27 m CoRoT Telescope8.89 day13.28 Rearth940.8 Mearth1025 KSouthworth 2011
2009TransitCoRoT0.27 m CoRoT Telescope8.89 dayIvshina & Winn 2022