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]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis[1] |
| Right ascension | 04h 21m 52.7048s[2] |
| Declination | +57° 49′ 01.889″[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: −2.721(27) mas/yr[2] Dec.: 4.186(23) mas/yr[2] |
| Parallax (π) | 4.8687 ± 0.0261 mas[2] |
| Distance | 670 ± 4 ly (205 ± 1 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 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Planetary system
editIn 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][8]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 11.79 ± 0.59 MJ | 0.0454 ± 0.00082 | 3.1915289 ± 0.0000032 | 0.2883 ± 0.0025 | — | — |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ a b c d e f 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. S2CID 15342571.
- ^ a b c Cutri; et al. (2003). "2MASS===04215269+5749018". 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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. S2CID 119266744.
- ^ "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. S2CID 119117620.
- ^ "XO-3b: Supersized planet or oasis in the 'brown dwarf desert'?" (Press release). Houston, Texas: Rice University. 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ 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. S2CID 2358804.
- ^ 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. S2CID 16909722.
External links
edit- "XO-3". Exoplanets. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
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