CoRoT-18b

CoRoT-18b is a transiting exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope on 2011.[3]

COROT-18b
Discovery
Discovered byCoRoT space telescope
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.0295 AU (4,410,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0-0.08
1.9000693 d
Inclination86.5
StarCOROT-18
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.31 RJ
Mass3.47MJ
Temperature1396 K[2]

    It is a hot Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a G9V star with Te = 5440K, M = 0.95M, R = 1.00R, and near-solar metallicity. Its age is unknown.

    The study in 2012, utilizing a Rossiter–McLaughlin effect, have determined the planetary orbit is probably aligned with the rotational axis of the star, misalignment equal to -10±20°.[4]

    References

    1. "Notes on CoRoT-18 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
    2. "COROT-18 Planets in the system". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
    3. "NEW WORLDS ATLAS CoRoT-18 b". Retrieved February 25, 2019.
    4. Obliquities of Hot Jupiter host stars: Evidence for tidal interactions and primordial misalignments, 2012, arXiv:1206.6105
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