The planet-hosting star CoRoT-7

The star CoRoT-7 is located towards the constellation of Monoceros (the Unicorn) at a distance of about 500 light-years. Slightly smaller and cooler than our Sun, CoRoT-7 is also thought to be younger, with an age about 1.5 billion years. It is now known to have two planets, one of them being the first to be found with a density similar to that of Earth. CoRoT-7 is in the centre of the image.

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ESO/Digitized Sky Survey

Über das Bild

ID:eso0933b
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:16. September 2009
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0933
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Über das Objekt

Name:CoRoT-7
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Spectral Type : G
Entfernung:500 Lichtjahre
Constellation:Monoceros
Kategorie:Stars

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):6 43 49.47
Position (Dec):-1° 3' 46.27"
Field of view:14.52 x 14.53 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.2° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Optisch
B
445 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
N/A
Optisch
R
658 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
N/A