XO-5b

Planetbox begin
name = XO-5b Planetbox star
star = XO-5
constell = Lynx
RA = RA|07|46|51.959
DEC = DEC|+39|05|40.47
dist_ly = 881 ± 82
dist_pc = 270 ± 25
class = G8VPlanetbox orbit
semimajor = 0.0508 ± 0.0005
semimajor_gigameter = 7.60
periastron = 0.0507
periastron_gigameter = 7.58
apastron = 0.0509
apastron_gigameter = 7.62
eccentricity = 0.0029
period = 4.187732 ± 0.00002

inclination = 86.8 ± 0.9
ang_dist = 0.19
long_peri =
t_transit = 2454485.6664 ± 0.0004
semi-amp = Planetbox character
mass = 1.15 ± 0.08
radius = 1.15 ± 0.12
density = 1000
gravity = 22.5
gravity _earth = 2.30
temperature = ~1140 Planetbox discovery
discovery_date = May 19, 2008
discoverers = McCullough "et al"
discovery_method = Transit
discovery_site = Maui, Hawaii
discovery_status = Published

XO-5b is an extrasolar planet approximately 881 light years away in the constellation of Lynx. This planet was found by the transit method by McCullough in May 2008. The planet has mass 1.15 M_J and radius 1.15 R_J, making the density of this planet identical to water (1000 kg/m³). This planet orbits very close to the G-type parent star, as it is typical for transiting planets, classing this as Hot Jupiter. It takes only 4.188 days (or 100.5 hours) to orbit at an orbital distance of 7.6 gigameters (0.0508 AU). As it is typical for hot Jupiters, the planet orbits in a circular path (circularity 0.9971). This planet may have clouds made of lithium, sodium, and potassium in the upper atmosphere, and silicate clouds deeper in the atmosphere.

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