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Exoplanet CoRoT-7 A b
Exoplanet CoRoT-7 A b orbits star CoRoT-7 A that lies 520 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 6.061 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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CoRoT-7 A b
Exoplanet, lava planet, ultra-short period
Star: CoRoT-7 A
Distance from the star: 0.0172 AU
Orbit around star: 0.853585 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet CoRoT-7 A b around its star is 0.853585 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
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Eccentricity: 0.12Basic characteristic
Mass: 6.061 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet CoRoT-7 A b has 6.061 Earth masses, or 0.42 times the mass of Uranus.
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
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Size: 1.492 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 10061 kg/m3 | 182.50 % Earth
Temperature: 1656 K | 1382.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2009 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J06434947-0103468 b, TIC 280304863 b, TYC 4799-1733-1 b, GSC 04799-01733 b, DENIS J064349.4-010346 b
2MASS J06434947-0103468 b, TIC 280304863 b, TYC 4799-1733-1 b, GSC 04799-01733 b, DENIS J064349.4-010346 b
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CoRoT-7 system structure
Exoplanet CoRoT-7 A b orbits star CoRoT-7 A, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 3 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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CoRoT-7 A | ||||||||
| CoRoT-7 A b | 0.02 AU | 6.1 M⊕ | 1.5 R⊕ | 0.9 days | |||||
| CoRoT-7 A c | 0.05 AU | 13.3 M⊕ | 3.7 days | ||||||
| CoRoT-7 A d unconfirmed |
0.08 AU | 17.1 M⊕ | 9 days | ||||||
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CoRoT-7 B | ||||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, CoRoT-7 A b has 42 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 110.2 | 7.44 | 6.06 | 55.1 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.42 | 0.35 |
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Size | 3.9 | 1.57 | 1.49 | 2.82 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.39 |
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Density | 1.86 | 1.92 | 1.82 | 2.47 | 8.09 | 14.45 | 8 | 5.82 |
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Distance | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 3.76 | 2.25 | 5.75 | 7.96 | 10.16 | 12.45 | 21.23 | 23 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 160.9 - 231.8 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.