The xi Aql system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 183.25 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 2.2 solar masses |
Radius | 12 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4780 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.205 decimal exponent |
Age | 7.1 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, xi Aql b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 890.000 Earth masses |
Density | 2.130 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.200 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.68 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 136.750 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Okayama Astrophysical Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 1.88 m Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HIDES Echelle Spectrograph |
Discovery Date | 2008-06 |
Reference | Sato et al. 2008 |