XO-6 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting XO-6.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 23 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 1,398 times Earth's mass.
- Temperature
- About 1,304 °C (2,379 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 3.8 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 23.2 × Earth
- Mass
- 1,398 × Earth
- Density
- 0.62 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- 1,577 K
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 3.765 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.0815 AU
Star
- Host star
- XO-6
- Spectral class
- F — yellow-white
- Surface temperature
- 6,720 K
- Radius
- 1.93 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.47 × Sun
- Age
- 1.88 billion years
System
- Distance from Earth
- 768 light-years (235.5 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2016
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- XO
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.