XO-6b

XO-6
Jupiter compared to XO-6b
Discovery[1]
Discovery siteHaleakalā Observatory in Maui, HawaiiHawaii
Discovery dateDecember 8th, 2016
Transit
Orbital characteristics[1]
0.0815±0.0077 AU
Eccentricity0.00 (fixed)
3.7649939±0.0000013 d
Inclination86.0°±0.2°
2,458,843.93943±0.00012 JD
Semi-amplitude<450 m/s
Physical characteristics[1]
2.07±0.22 RJ
Mass1.9±0.5 MJ or <4.4 MJ
Mean density
0.27 ± 0.11 g/cm3 or <0.62 g/cm3[citation needed]
Temperature1,577±28 K

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.[2][3]

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