Discovery date 2008 Discovery site Earth orbit | Discoverer(s) COROT mission Discovery status Confirmed | |
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COROT-5b (previously named COROT-Exo-5b) is an extrasolar planet orbiting the unidentified star COROT-5. It was first reported by the COROT mission team in 2008. This planet has been confirmed by a Doppler follow-up study.
Properties and location
This planetary object is reported to be about half the mass but slightly larger than the planet Jupiter.
References
COROT-5b Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA