XO-3
This article is about the star. For the computer from the 'One Laptop Per Child' initiative, see OLPC XO-3.
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Camelopardalis[1] |
Right ascension | 04h 21m 52.707s[2] |
Declination | +57° 49′ 01.87″[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.80 ± 0.03[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | F5V[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 10.25 ± 0.03[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.80 ± 0.03[3] |
Apparent magnitude (J) | 9.013 ± 0.029[4] |
Apparent magnitude (H) | 8.845 ± 0.018[4] |
Apparent magnitude (K) | 8.791 ± 0.019[4] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: –3.2 ± 0.6[2] mas/yr Dec.: 3.2 ± 0.7[2] mas/yr |
Distance | 568 ± 59[5] ly (174 ± 18[5] pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 1.213 ± 0.066[5] M☉ |
Radius | 1.377 ± 0.083[5] R☉ |
Luminosity | 2.92+0.59 −0.48[5] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.244 ± 0.041[5] cgs |
Temperature | 6429 ± 100[5] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | –0.177 ± 0.08[5] dex |
Age | 2.82+0.58 −0.82[5] Gyr |
Other designations | |
XO-3 is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis. The star has a magnitude of 10 and is not visible to the naked eye but is visible through a small telescope.[3] A search for a binary companion star using adaptive optics at the MMT Observatory was negative.[7]
Planetary system
In 2007 the gas giant exoplanet XO-3b was discovered by the XO Telescope using the transit method. This object may be classed as brown dwarf because of its high mass.[3]
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | 11.79 ± 0.59 MJ | 0.0454 ± 0.00082 | 3.1915289 ± 0.0000032 | 0.2883 ± 0.0025 | — | — |
See also
References
- ↑ Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation From a Position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 99 (617): 695–699. Bibcode:1987PASP...99..695R. doi:10.1086/132034. Vizier query form
- 1 2 3 4 Zacharias, N.; et al. (2013). "The Fourth US Naval Observatory CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC4)". The Astronomical Journal 145 (2). 44. arXiv:1212.6182. Bibcode:2013AJ....145...44Z. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/145/2/44.Vizier catalog entry
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Johns-Krull, Christopher M.; et al. (2008). "XO-3b: A Massive Planet in an Eccentric Orbit Transiting an F5V Star". The Astrophysical Journal 677 (1): 657–670. arXiv:0712.4283. Bibcode:2008ApJ...677..657J. doi:10.1086/528950.
- 1 2 3 Cutri; et al. (2003). "2MASS===04215269+5749018". 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Winn, Joshua N.; et al. (2008). "The Transit Light Curve Project. IX. Evidence for a Smaller Radius of the Exoplanet XO-3b". The Astrophysical Journal 683 (2): 1076–1084. arXiv:0804.4475. Bibcode:2008ApJ...683.1076W. doi:10.1086/589737.
- ↑ "SIMBAD query result: TYC 3727-1064-1 -- Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ↑ Adams, E. R.; et al. (2013). "Adaptive Optics Images. II. 12 Kepler Objects of Interest and 15 Confirmed Transiting Planets". The Astronomical Journal 146 (1). 9. arXiv:1305.6548. Bibcode:2013AJ....146....9A. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/1/9.
- ↑ Winn, Joshua N.; et al. (2009). "On the Spin-Orbit Misalignment of the XO-3 Exoplanetary System". The Astrophysical Journal 700 (1): 302–308. arXiv:0902.3461. Bibcode:2009ApJ...700..302W. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/700/1/302.
- ↑ Hirano, Teruyuki; et al. (2011). "Further Observations of the Tilted Planet XO-3: A New Determination of Spin-Orbit Misalignment, and Limits on Differential Rotation". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 63 (6): L57–L61. arXiv:1108.4493. Bibcode:2011PASJ...63L..57H. doi:10.1093/pasj/63.6.l57.
External links
- "XO-3". Exoplanets. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
Coordinates: 04h 21m 52.7048s, +57° 49′ 01.886″
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