CoRoT-18b explained

CoRoT-18b
Discoverer:CoRoT space telescope
Discovery Method:Transit
Apsis:astron
Semimajor:0.0295AU[1]
Eccentricity:0-0.08
Period:1.9000693 d
Inclination:86.5
Star:CoRoT-18
Mean Radius:1.31
Mass:3.47
Single Temperature:1396 K[2]

CoRoT-18b is a transiting hot Jupiter exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011.[3]

Host star

CoRoT-18b orbits CoRoT-18 in the constellation of Monoceros. It is a G9V star with an effective temperature of 5440K, a mass of 0.95, a radius of 1.00, and a near-solar metallicity. Its age is unknown.

Orbit

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°.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Notes on CoRoT-18 b . . February 25, 2019.
  2. Web site: COROT-18 Planets in the system . February 25, 2019.
  3. Web site: NEW WORLDS ATLAS CoRoT-18 b . February 25, 2019.