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Exoplanet XO-3 b
Exoplanet XO-3 b orbits star XO-3 that lies 658 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3748.124 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
658 light years
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XO-3 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: XO-3
Distance from the star: 0.0454 AU
Orbit around star: 3.191528 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet XO-3 b around its star is 3.191528 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Eccentricity: 0.2883Basic characteristic
Mass: 3748.124 M Earth
| 11.7940 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet XO-3 b has 3748.124 Earth masses (or 11.7940 Jupiter masses).
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 14.516 R Earth | 1.3 R Jupiter
Density: 6756 kg/m3 | 122.55 % Earth
Temperature: 1700 K | 1426.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2007 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TYC 3727-1064-1 b, GSC 03727-01064 b, 2MASS J04215269+5749018 b
TYC 3727-1064-1 b, GSC 03727-01064 b, 2MASS J04215269+5749018 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, XO-3 b has % of mass of and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 68147.71 | 4598.93 | 3748.12 | 34073.85 | 11.79 | 39.37 | 256.72 | 217.91 |
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Size | 37.91 | 15.28 | 14.52 | 27.39 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.63 | 3.82 |
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Density | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.66 | 5.43 | 9.7 | 5.37 | 3.91 |
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Distance | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 3.86 | 2.31 | 5.9 | 8.17 | 10.43 | 12.78 | 21.79 | 23.61 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.9 - 2.8 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.
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