CoRoT-21b
CoRoT-21b is a transiting exoplanet reportedly found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011. Planetary parameters were published in 2012.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT space telescope |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0417 AU (6,240,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| 2.72474 d | |
| Inclination | 86.8 |
| Star | CoRoT-21 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.3 RJ |
| Mass | 2.26MJ |
| Temperature | 1857 K |
It is an extremely hot Jupiter-like planet with an orbital period of 2.72 earth days. Its mass is equivalent to 2.26 Jupiter masses, 1.3 Jupiter radius, and has a density of 1.37 g/cm3.
The planet is experiencing an extreme tidal forces forcing its orbit to decay within 800 million years from now.
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