Star with a known planet

CoRoT-3

CoRoT-3, an F3 V star, has one confirmed planet.

Measured

Distance
about 2,507 light-years
Star's spectral type
F3 V
Confirmed planets
1

How far, from the Sun

About 2,510 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light2,510 years
  • Voyager 1's speed44.6 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h27.1 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

How it was found

  • First planet found in 2008, by transit (NASA Exoplanet Archive).

Its planets

  • CoRoT-3 b — 11 times Earth's width, a giant, Jupiter-sized or more; its year lasts 4 days; about 1,400 °C, hot enough to melt rock; found in 2008 by transit.

The NASA Exoplanet Archive's page

Where this comes from

  • NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
  • This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.