XO-3

XO-3

XO-3

Star in the constellation Camelopardalis

This article is about the star. For the computer from the 'One Laptop Per Child' initiative, see OLPC XO-3.

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]

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...

Planetary system

In 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]

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See also

References

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    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.
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    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.
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    "SIMBAD query result: TYC 3727-1064-1 -- Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
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    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.
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    "XO-3b: Supersized planet or oasis in the 'brown dwarf desert'?" (Press release). Houston, Texas: Rice University. 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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    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.
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    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.


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