The XO-3 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 694.89 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.58 solar masses |
Radius | 1.54 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6429 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.18 decimal exponent |
Age | 2.82 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, XO-3 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 2316.981 Earth masses |
Density | 8.090 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 15.805 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0476 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.29 |
Orbital Period | 3.192 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | XO |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | Apogee CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2008-04 |
Reference | Johns-Krull et al. 2008 |