CoRoT-13b

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title: "CoRoT-13b" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hot-jupiters", "transiting-exoplanets", "exoplanets-discovered-in-2010", "exoplanets-discovered-by-corot"] description: "Extrasolar planet" topic_path: "general/hot-jupiters" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoRoT-13b" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Extrasolar planet ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox planet"]

Field	Value
name	CoRoT-13b
discoverer	CoRoT space telescope
discovery_method	Transit method
apsis	astron
semimajor	0.051 AU{{cite web
url	https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/corot_13_b--651/
work	Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia
title	Notes on CoRoT-13 b
access-date	20 November 2016 }}
eccentricity	0
period	4.03519 d
96.84456 h
inclination	88.02
star	CoRoT-13
mean_radius	0.885
mass	1.308
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Characteristics

It is an extremely hot Jupiter-like planet with an orbital period of 4.04 earth days, that is around 4257.5 light years away. It has a mass of 1.308 , a radius of 0.9 , and a density of 2.34 g/cm3. The planet's density is extreme for its mass, implying the existence of heavy elements with a mass between about 140 and 300 .

Host star

CoRoT-13b orbits CoRoT-13 in the constellation of Monoceros. It is a G0V star with an effective temperature of 5945 K, a mass of 1.09 , a radius of 1.01 , and a near-solar metallicity. It has a high lithium content of +1.45 dex, and an estimated age between 0.12 and 3.15 Gyr. The lithium abundance of the star is consistent with its effective temperature, activity level, and age range derived from the stellar analysis.

Notes

• Meaning that compared to the Sun, the star is 101.45 (≈28.18) times richer in lithium.

References

References

1. (2010). "Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission XIII. CoRoT-13b: a dense hot Jupiter in transit around a star with solar metallicity and super-solar lithium content". Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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