Imaginary Picture of CoRoT-15 b

Display orbital revolution of CoRoT-15 b around the hoststar CoRoT-15
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Exoplanet Name : CoRoT-15 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.1200 (Rjup) 12.5541 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 63.4000 (Mjup) 20157.2692 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0450 (AU) 0.0450 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0084
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.06 (Days Obs.) 2.39 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 127.8975
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1012467.7 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1415.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1329.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1075.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1683.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1581.1 (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-15
Alternate Name : 2MASS J06282781+0611105
Star Distance(LY) : 4539.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 2.1 (Msun Measured) 1.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6400 (K)
Spectral type : F7V
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 11.3
Apparent Magnitude: 22.0
Right Ascension(RA) 97.1159
Declination (DEC) 6.1862
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors 0
Discovery Paper - Title 0
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=CoRoT-15+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link 0
CoRoT-15 b
CoRoT-15 b

  • CoRoT-15 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-15, located about 4539.4 light-years (1391.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2010.
  • The host star CoRoT-15 has apparent magnitude of 22.0, with absolute magnitude of 11.3.
  • It is 2.1 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6400 with its spectral types of F7V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet CoRoT-15 b orbits around the star CoRoT-15 every 3.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 6731904.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of CoRoT-15 b around its host star CoRoT-15)


  • The Star CoRoT-15 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.886 AU ( 132513100.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.224 AU ( 183167735.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.866 AU ( 279107093.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.745 AU ( 410718315.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of CoRoT-15 b : 1012467.73 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star CoRoT-15)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star CoRoT-15 distance : 0.884 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star CoRoT-15 distance : 1.120 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star CoRoT-15 distance : 1.081 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star CoRoT-15 distance : 1.185 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star CoRoT-15 distance : 1.951 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star CoRoT-15 distance : 2.058 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star CoRoT-15)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star CoRoT-15 distance : 0.897 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star CoRoT-15 distance : 1.148 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star CoRoT-15 distance : 1.187 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star CoRoT-15 distance : 1.986 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star CoRoT-15 distance : 2.066 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star CoRoT-15)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star CoRoT-15 and its Exoplanet CoRoT-15 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star CoRoT-15 and its Exoplanet CoRoT-15 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star CoRoT-15*)
    *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