CoRoT-1
CoRoT-1 is a yellow dwarf main sequence star similar to the Sun. The star is located approximately 2,510 light-years away in the constellation of Monoceros. The apparent magnitude of this star is 13.6, which means it is not visible to the naked eye; however, it can be seen through a medium-sized amateur telescope on a clear, dark night. The first exoplanet discovered in the course of the CoRoT mission orbits this star; it is considered to be a "hot Jupiter", and is approximately as massive as the planet Jupiter itself.
An artist's depiction of CoRoT-1 and its "hot Jupiter" exoplanet | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Right ascension | 06h 48m 19.1724s |
| Declination | −03° 06′ 07.711″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.6 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G0V |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | ~13.6 |
| Apparent magnitude (I) | 12.88 ±0.04 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 12.462 ±0.029 |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 12.218 ±0.026 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 12.149 ±0.027 |
| Variable type | Pulsating variable |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −5.978(16) mas/yr Dec.: 0.570(14) mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 1.3000 ± 0.0167 mas |
| Distance | 2,510 ± 30 ly (769 ± 10 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.95 ±0.15 M☉ |
| Temperature | 5950 ±150 K |
| Metallicity | -0.3 ±0.25 |
| Age | ? years |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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