Discovery | |
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Discovered by | CoRoT |
Discovery date | 2012 |
Detection method | Transit |
Orbital characteristics | |
Semi-major axis | 0.0526 |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.2 d |
Star | CoRoT-26 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.26 RJ |
Mass | 0.52 MJ |
CoRoT-26b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a G-type star, CoRoT-26. It has a mass of 0.52 Jupiters, takes 4.2 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.0526 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2013.
References
- Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission XXIV. CoRoT-25b and CoRoT-26b: two low-density giant planets
- "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — CoRoT-26b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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