CoRoT-27b

CoRoT-27b
Discovery
Discovered by	CoRoT
Discovery date	2014
Detection method	Transit
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.0476
Eccentricity	0.065
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.6 d
Star	CoRoT-27
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.007 RJ
Mass	10.39 MJ

CoRoT-27b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 10.39 Jupiters, it takes 3.6 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.0476 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2014.^[1]

Host star

CoRoT-27b orbits CoRoT-27 in the constellation of Serpens. It is a Sun-like G2V star with an effective temperature of 5,900 K (5,630 °C; 10,160 °F), a mass of 1.05 M_☉, a radius of 1.08 R_☉, and a near- or below-solar metallicity of −0.1±0.1. Its age is estimated at 4.21±2.72 Gyr.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Parviainen, H.; et al. (2014). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission XXV. CoRoT-27b: A massive and dense planet on a short-period orbit". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 562: A140. arXiv:1401.1122. Bibcode:2014A&A...562A.140P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201323049. S2CID 46747735.

[Parviainen2014-1] Parviainen, H.; et al. (2014). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission XXV. CoRoT-27b: A massive and dense planet on a short-period orbit". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 562: A140. arXiv:1401.1122. Bibcode:2014A&A...562A.140P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201323049. S2CID 46747735.

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