CoRoT-5b

CoRoT-5b (previously named CoRoT-Exo-5b)^[2] is an extrasolar planet orbiting the F-type star CoRoT-5. It was first reported by the CoRoT mission team in 2008 using the transit method.^[3] This planet has been confirmed by a Doppler follow-up study.^[4]

CoRoT-5b

Size comparison of CoRoT-5b with Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by	CoRoT mission
Discovery site	Earth orbit
Discovery date	2008
Detection method	Transit method
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.0495 AU (7,410,000 km)
Eccentricity	0.09
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.03789[1] d
Star	CoRoT-5
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.388+0.046 −0.047[1] RJ
Mass	0.467+0.047 −0.024[1] MJ
Mean density	0.217 g/cm3[1]

Properties and location

This planetary object is reported to be about half the mass of Jupiter but slightly larger in terms of radius^[5] at 0.467 M_J and 1.388 R_J.^[1]

See also

• CoRoT-6b