Exoplanet

XO-6 b

Orbiting XO-6

Overview

XO-6 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star XO-6, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

23.20

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1398.45

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

235.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1577

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

23.20

Mass (Earth masses)

1398.45

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1577 K

Orbital Period

3.77 days

Distance from Earth

235.5 pc (~768 ly)

Spectral Type

F5

Temperature

6720 K

Mass (Solar)

1.47 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.93 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

94.7930°, 73.8276°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: XO-6 b