XO-4

Planetary system · 889.3 light-years away · also TYC 3793-1994-1

XO-4 is 889 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F5 V star; the first was found in 2010 by transit (Lowell Observatory).

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Worth knowing

XO-4 b goes round its star every 4.13 days, 21 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF5 V
Surface temperature6,397 K
Mass1.1 solar masses
Radius1.45 solar radii
Luminosity3.432 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.814
Ageabout 2.1 billion years
Distance from the Sun889.3 light-years (272.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 110.3880°, Dec 58.2681°
ConstellationLynx

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
XO-4 b4.13 days0.0552 AU14.011 R⊕451.32 M⊕Transit, 2010

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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