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 • Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Distance: | 500 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
DSS |
| Optical R |
DSS |
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