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] It 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. A 2021 study 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.