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XO-1b
EntityQ1376998· pop 19· linked from 75 articles

Also known as BD+28 2507b, TOI-2021.01, TIC 236312126b, Negoiu

XO-1b is an extrasolar planet approximately 536 light-years away from Earth.

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
Pl
Distance
530 light-years
Coordinates
RA 240.5494° · Dec 28.1696°
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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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
star
Constellation
Corona Borealis
Parent body
Moldoveanu
Radius
1.184
Mass
0.9
Orbital period
3.94150468
Image
Artist's Concept of Transiting Planet XO-1b.jpg
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catalog code
BD+28 2507b
declination
28.16956101177194
Commons category
XO-1 b
time of discovery or invention
2006-09-00
right ascension
240.54935962725960
epoch
J2000.0
name
Negoiu
orbital eccentricity
0.019
orbital inclination
89.31
discovery method
transit method
angular distance
0.000244
right ascension component of proper motion
-17.422
declination component of proper motion
14.820
semi-major axis of an orbit
0.0488
parallax
6.0854
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “XO-1b” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.