CoRoT-6 explained

CoRoT-6 is a magnitude 13.9 star located in the Ophiuchus constellation.

Location and properties

The star has a radius of about 102% of the Sun and a mass of about 110% of the Sun. It is a main sequence F type star a little larger and hotter than the Sun.

Planetary system

The star is orbited by one known extrasolar planet identified as CoRoT-6b. The discovery was made by the CoRoT program using the transit method.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: H. Rauer, M. Fridlund . CoRoT's exoplanet harvest . First CoRoT International Symposium . 2009 . 2009-04-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720154523/http://www.colloquium.eu/congres/09COROT/docs/slides/03mardi/11h/h_rauer/alancer.pdf . 2011-07-20 .