XO-4

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XO-4 / Koit
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Lynx [1]
Right ascension 07h 21m 33.1602s [2]
Declination +58° 16 05.110 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)10.674 ± 0.019 [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type F5V [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)11.240 ± 0.029 [3]
Apparent magnitude  (V)10.674 ± 0.019 [3]
Apparent magnitude  (J)9.667 ± 0.021 [4]
Apparent magnitude  (H)9.476 ± 0.022 [4]
Apparent magnitude  (K)9.406 ± 0.023 [4]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: −17.008(12)  mas/yr [2]
Dec.: 5.463(12)  mas/yr [2]
Parallax (π)3.7812 ± 0.0156  mas [2]
Distance 863 ± 4  ly
(264 ± 1  pc)
Details
Mass 1.32 ± 0.02 [3]   M
Radius 1.56 ± 0.05 [3]   R
Temperature 6397 ± 70 [3]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.04 ± 0.03 [3]   dex
Age 2.1 ± 0.6 [3]   Gyr
Other designations
Koit, TYC 3793-1994-1, GSC 03793-01994, 2MASS J07213317+5816051 [5]
Database references
SIMBAD data

XO-4 is a star located approximately 863 light-years away from Earth in the Lynx constellation. It has a magnitude of about 11 and cannot be seen with the naked eye but is visible through a small telescope. [3] A search for a binary companion star using adaptive optics at MMT Observatory was negative. [6]

Contents

The star XO-4 is named Koit. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Estonia, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Koit is Estonian for dawn, and was named for a character in a folk tale written by Friedrich Robert Faehlmann. [7] [8] [9]

Planetary system

One known exoplanet, XO-4b, which is classified as a hot jupiter, orbits XO-4. This exoplanet was discovered in 2008 by the XO Telescope project using the transit method. [3] It has been named Hämarik, meaning dusk, and referring to a character from the same Faehlmann story featuring Koit. [10]

The XO-4 planetary system [3] [11] [12]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b / Hämarik 1.72 ± 0.20  MJ 0.0552 ± 0.00034.1250823 ± 0.00000390(assumed) [note 1]

Notes

  1. eccentricity approximately equal to zero is expected theoretically and is consistent with the radial velocities and secondary eclipses timing [note 2] [note 3]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">HAT-P-6b</span> Extrasolar planet in the Andromeda constellation

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XO-5 is a yellow dwarf main sequence star located approximately 893 light-years away from Earth in the Lynx constellation. It has a magnitude of about 12 and cannot be seen with the naked eye but is visible through a small telescope.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">XO-4b</span> Exoplanet in the constellation of Lynx

XO-4b is an extrasolar planet approximately 956 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 1.72 MJ and radius 1.34 RJ. This planet orbits very close to the F-type parent star, as it is typical for transiting planets, classing this planet as Hot Jupiter.

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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. A search for a binary companion star using adaptive optics at the MMT Observatory was negative.

XO-2 is a binary star system about 490 light-years away in the constellation Lynx. It consists of two components, XO-2N and XO-2S, both of which host planetary systems.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GSC 03549-02811</span> Main sequence star in the constellation Draco

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">HAT-P-14b</span> Exoplanet in the constellation of Hercules

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HAT-P-33 is a late-F dwarf star. It is orbited by a planet called HAT-P-33b. A search for a binary companion star using adaptive optics at the MMT Observatory was negative.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HD 179070</span> Star in the constellation Lyra

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HD 146389, is a star with a yellow-white hue in the northern constellation of Hercules. The star was given the formal name Irena by the International Astronomical Union in January 2020. It is invisible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 9.4 The star is located at a distance of approximately 446 light years from the Sun based on parallax, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −9 km/s. The star is known to host one exoplanet, designated WASP-38b or formally named 'Iztok'.

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