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SUMMARY:CoRoT-9b, a Jupiter-like transiting giant planet
DESCRIPTION:CoRoT-9b, a Jupiter-like transiting giant planet\nDr. Hans Deeg
 \n\nAmong the over 450 known exoplanets, the planets that transit their ce
 ntral star stand out, due to the wealth of information that can be gained 
 about both planet and central star. The CoRoT mission has been designed to
  detect smaller and longer-periodic transiting exoplanets than can be foun
 d from ground observations. CoRoT-9b was detected by the satellite in summ
 er 2008 and underwent follow-up observations from ground for another year.
  It stands out as having the largest periastron distance of all transiting
  planets, being expected to maintain permanently a moderate surface temper
 ature, estimated between 250 and 430K. It is also the first exoplanet to w
 hich planet evolution models can be applied, without uncertain corrections
  that have been needed for 'hot' transiting planets. These models indicate
  it to be rather similar to Jupiter. Temperate gas-giant planets with low-
 to-moderate eccentric orbits constitute the largest group of currently kno
 wn planets; they are probably similar to the gas giants of the solar syste
 m. With CoRoT-9b being this group’s first transiting planet, it may 
 give rise to a much better understanding of these common planets. While Co
 RoT-9b itself is certainly not habitable, moons around it could be similar
  to Titan and provide some chance of habitability. Upcoming observations w
 ith the Spitzer space telescope are designed to improve on planet paramete
 rs and to perform a deeper search for the detection of its moons.
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