CoRoT-16

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
Declination –06° 00 09.24
Apparent magnitude (V) 16.03±0.43
Characteristics
Spectral type G5 V
B−V color index +1.82
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: +0.937 mas/yr
Dec.: –8.043 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.3406 ± 0.0624 mas
Distance2,400 ± 100 ly
(750 ± 30 pc)
Details
Mass1.098+0.082
−0.078
 M
Radius1.19+0.14
−0.13
 R
Luminosity0.77 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 km/s
Age6.7±2.8 Gyr
Other designations
Gaia DR2 4256135160951556480
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
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