CoRoT-18b is a transiting hot Jupiter exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011.[3][4]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT space telescope |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0295 AU (4,410,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0-0.08 |
| 1.9000693 d | |
| Inclination | 86.5 |
| Star | CoRoT-18 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.31 RJ |
| Mass | 3.47MJ |
| Temperature | 1396 K[2] |
Host star edit
CoRoT-18b orbits CoRoT-18 in the constellation of Monoceros. It is a G9V star with an effective temperature of 5,440 K (5,170 °C; 9,330 °F), a mass of 0.95 M☉, a radius of 1.00 R☉, and a near-solar metallicity. Its age is unknown.
Orbit edit
The study in 2012, utilizing the Rossiter–McLaughlin effect, has determined the planetary orbit is probably aligned with the rotational axis of the star, with a misalignment equal to -10±20°.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Notes on CoRoT-18 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "COROT-18 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Hébrard, G.; et al. (2011), "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 533: A130, arXiv:1107.2032, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117192
- ^ "NEW WORLDS ATLAS CoRoT-18 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Albrecht, Simon; Winn, Joshua N.; Johnson, John A.; Howard, Andrew W.; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Butler, R. Paul; Arriagada, Pamela; Crane, Jeffrey D.; Shectman, Stephen A.; Thompson, Ian B.; Hirano, Teruyuki; Bakos, Gaspar; Hartman, Joel D. (2012), "Obliquities of Hot Jupiter Host Stars: Evidence for Tidal Interactions and Primordial Misalignments", The Astrophysical Journal, 757: 18, arXiv:1206.6105, Bibcode:2012ApJ...757...18A, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/757/1/18, S2CID 17174530
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