Imaginary Picture of CoRoT-13 b

Display orbital revolution of CoRoT-13 b around the hoststar CoRoT-13
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Exoplanet Name : CoRoT-13 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.8850 (Rjup) 9.9200 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.3080 (Mjup) 415.8629 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0510 (AU) 0.0510 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0110
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4.04 (Days Obs.) 4.03 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 4.2260
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 600778.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1242.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1166.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 944.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1477.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1387.7 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : CoRoT-13
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 4272.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 1.6 (GY)
Temperature : 5945 (K)
Spectral type : G0V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 4.5
Apparent Magnitude: 15.0
Right Ascension(RA) 102.7211
Declination (DEC) -5.0864
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors CUTRI R.M.; SKRUTSKIE M.F.; VAN DYK S. et al.
Discovery Paper - Title 2MASS All Sky Catalog of point sources.
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=CoRoT-13+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/CoRoT-13%20b/
CoRoT-13 b
CoRoT-13 b

  • CoRoT-13 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-13, located about 4272.6 light-years (1310.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2010.
  • The host star CoRoT-13 has apparent magnitude of 15.0, with absolute magnitude of 4.5.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5945 with its spectral types of G0V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet CoRoT-13 b orbits around the star CoRoT-13 every 4.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7629491.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of CoRoT-13 b around its host star CoRoT-13)


  • The Star CoRoT-13 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.773 AU ( 115686639.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.069 AU ( 159909167.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.629 AU ( 243666183.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.397 AU ( 358565463.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of CoRoT-13 b : 600778.86 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star CoRoT-13)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star CoRoT-13 distance : 0.793 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star CoRoT-13 distance : 1.005 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star CoRoT-13 distance : 0.970 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star CoRoT-13 distance : 1.064 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star CoRoT-13 distance : 1.767 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star CoRoT-13 distance : 1.864 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star CoRoT-13)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star CoRoT-13 distance : 0.797 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star CoRoT-13 distance : 1.032 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star CoRoT-13 distance : 1.055 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star CoRoT-13 distance : 1.798 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star CoRoT-13 distance : 1.870 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star CoRoT-13)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star CoRoT-13 and its Exoplanet CoRoT-13 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star CoRoT-13 and its Exoplanet CoRoT-13 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star CoRoT-13*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102