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.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey
About the Image
| Id: | eso0933b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 September 2009 |
| Related releases: | eso0933 |
| Size: | 865 x 866 px |
About the Object
| Name: | CoRoT-7 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Spectral Type : G |
| Distance: | 500 light years |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Category: | Stars |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 6 43 49.47 |
| Position (Dec): | -1° 3' 46.27" |
| Field of view: | 14.52 x 14.53 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 N/A |
| Optical R | 658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 N/A |