COROT-5b

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.
==See also==
* COROT-6b
* COROT - an operational French-led ESA planet-hunting mission spacecraft, launched in 2006
==References==
==External links==
* ESA Portal - Exoplanet hunt update
Category:Exoplanets
Category:Hot Jupiters
Category:Transiting exoplanets
Category:Exoplanets discovered in 2008
Category:Gas giants
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