CoRoT-24c is a transiting exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2011 and announced in 2014.[6] Along with CoRoT-24b, it is one of two exoplanets orbiting CoRoT-24,[5] making it the first multiple transiting system detected by the telescope. It is a hot Neptune orbiting at a distance of 0.098 AU from its host star.[6]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT space telescope |
| Discovery date | 2011 |
| Transit | |
| Designations | |
| 2MASS 06474141-0343094 c, Gaia DR2 3105404467618982272 c | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch J2000 | |
| 0.098 ± 0.003 AU (14,660,000 ± 450,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| 11.759 ± 0.0063 d | |
| Inclination | 89.0+1.6 −1.0 ° |
| Star | CoRoT-24 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.44 ± 0.04 RJ | |
| Mass | 0.088 ± 0.035 MJ |
Mean density | 1.3+0.5 −0.4 g/cm3[2] |
| 1.1502 G🜨[3] | |
North pole right ascension | 06h 47m 41.41s[4] |
North pole declination | −03° 43′ 09.48″[4] |
| Temperature | 850 K[5] |