CoRoT-5b (previously named CoRoT-Exo-5b)[2] is an extrasolar planet orbiting the F-type star CoRoT-5.

It was first reported by the CoRoT mission team in 2008 using the transit method.

[3] This planet has been confirmed by a Doppler follow-up study.

[4] This planetary object is reported to be about half the mass of Jupiter but slightly larger in terms of radius[5] at 0.467 MJ and 1.388 RJ.

[1] Media related to COROT-5b at Wikimedia Commons