XO-6b
XO-6b is a transiting exoplanet, a hot Jupiter, orbiting the star XO-6 around 760 Light Years (230 Parsecs) away from Earth. It was discovered in 2016 by the XO planet search team.
Jupiter compared to XO-6b | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery site | Haleakalā Observatory in Maui, Hawaii |
| Discovery date | December 8th, 2016 |
| Tranist | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0815±0.0077 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.00 (fixed) |
| 3.7649939±0.0000013 d | |
| Inclination | 86.0°±0.2° |
| 2,458,843.93943±0.00012 JD | |
| Semi-amplitude | <450 m/s |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 2.07±0.22 RJ |
| Mass | 1.9±0.5 MJ or <4.4 MJ |
Mean density | 270 ± 110 kg/m3 (460 ± 190 lb/cu yd) or <620 kg/m3 (1,050 lb/cu yd) |
| Temperature | 1,577±28 K |
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