XO-1b
Sign in to saveXO-1b is an extrasolar planet approximately 536 light-years away from Earth.
Key facts
- Planet.name
- XO-1b / Negoiu
- Planet.image
- Exoplanet Comparison XO-1 b.png
- Planet.caption
- Size comparison of XO-1b with Jupiter.
- Planet.discoverer
- Peter R. McCullough et al.
- Planet.discovery_site
- Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii
- Planet.discovered
- 18 May 2006
- Planet.discovery_method
- Transit and Radial velocity
- Planet.apsis
- astron
- Planet.semimajor
- AU
- Planet.period
- d
- Planet.inclination
- 88.8 ± 0.2
- Planet.semi amplitude
- 116 ± 9
- Planet.star
- XO-1
- Planet.mean_radius
- 1.21 ± 0.03
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Transit
- Radial velocity
- Physical characteristics
- See also
- References
- External links
XO-1b is an extrasolar planet approximately 536 light-years away from Earth.
The planet XO-1b is named Negoiu. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Romania, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Negoiu is the second highest peak in Romania.