CoRoT-16 is a solitary star located in the equatorial constellation Scutum. With an apparent magnitude of 16, it requires a powerful telescope to be seen, and is located 2,400 light years away based on parallax.

CoRoT-16
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Scutum
Right ascension 18h 34m 05.919s[1]
Declination –06° 00′ 09.24″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 16.03±0.43[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G5 V[3]
B−V color index +1.82[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: +0.937[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –8.043[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.3406 ± 0.0624 mas[1]
Distance2,400 ± 100 ly
(750 ± 30 pc)
Details[3]
Mass1.098+0.082
−0.078
 M
Radius1.19+0.14
−0.13
 R
Luminosity0.77[4] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.36±0.10 cgs
Temperature5,650±100 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.19±0.06 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.50±0.50[5] km/s
Age6.7±2.8[5] Gyr
Other designations
Gaia DR2 4256135160951556480
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

Properties

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This is an ordinary G-type main sequence star with a similar mass to the Sun, but is 19% larger than the latter. It radiates at 77% the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,650 K, which gives it the yellow-hue of a G-type star. CoRoT-16 has a rotation rate of 1/2 km/s, which correlates with an age of 6.7 billion years. As expected with planetary hosts, CoRoT-16 has a high metallicity.

Planetary system

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In 2011, the CoRoT mission discovered an unusually eccentric "hot Jupiter".

The planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass[5] Semimajor axis[3]
(AU)
Orbital period[3]
(days)
Eccentricity[5] Inclination[3] Radius[5]
b 0.529+0.098
−0.096
 MJ
0.0618 ± 0.0015 5.35227±0.00020 0.37+0.11
−0.12
85.01+0.94
−1.20
°
1.17+0.14
−0.16
 RJ

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b Lasker, Barry M.; et al. (August 2008). "The Second-Generation Guide Star Catalog: Description and Properties". The Astronomical Journal. 136 (2): 735–766. arXiv:0807.2522. Bibcode:2008AJ....136..735L. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/136/2/735. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 17641056.
  3. ^ a b c d e Ollivier, M.; et al. (May 2012). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission. XXII. CoRoT-16b: a hot Jupiter with a hint of eccentricity around a faint solar-like star". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 541: A149. Bibcode:2012A&A...541A.149O. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117460. ISSN 0004-6361.
  4. ^ Stassun, Keivan G.; et al. (1 October 2019). "The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List". The Astronomical Journal. 158 (4): 138. arXiv:1905.10694. Bibcode:2019AJ....158..138S. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab3467. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 166227927.
  5. ^ a b c d e Bonomo, A. S.; et al. (June 2017). "The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG . XIV. Investigating giant planet migration history via improved eccentricity and mass determination for 231 transiting planets". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 602: A107. arXiv:1704.00373. Bibcode:2017A&A...602A.107B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629882. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 118923163.