Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
XO-1b around star XO-1 |
| Object Description: |
Transiting Planet of a Sun-like Star |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 16h 02m 11s.84
Dec. +28° 10' 10".4 |
| Constellation: |
Corona Borealis |
| Distance: |
650 light-years (200 parsecs) |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
Research team members include P. McCullough, J. Stys, and J. Valenti (STScI); C. Johns-Krull (Rice University); K. Janes (Boston University), J. Heasley (University of Hawaii), B. Bye and C. Dodd (University of Illinois), S. Fleming (University of Florida), A. Pinnick (Boston University), R. Bissinger (Racoon Run Observatory), B. Gary (Hereford Arizona Observatory), P. Howell (Boston University) and T. Vanmunster (CBA Belgium Observatory) |
| Instrument: |
XO Telescope |
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| About this Release |
| Release Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and P. McCullough (STScI) |
| Release Date: |
May 18, 2006 |
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