New exoplanet transit: XO-7b

XO-7b is a gas giant exoplanet orbiting XO-7, an G0V- type star with an apparent magnitude of 10.5 and a size close to that of our Sun (Mass = 1.40 Msun, Radius = 1.48 Rsun).

Located in the constellation Ursa Minor, it is 764 light-years away from us and takes only 2.9 days to complete one orbit around its star. Its discovery
was announced in 2019. 

Its mass is 0.726 times that of Jupiter, and the distance to its star is 0.0432 AU.

Transit taken remotely on 16/12/2024 (with Moon at 98%) with TOA-150 telescope and STL-11000M camera (115 90-second exposures)

Link to transit in ExoClock. (page takes a few seconds to load)

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New exoplanet transit: HAT-P-16b

HAT-P-16b is a gas giant exoplanet orbiting HAT-P-16, an F- type star with an apparent magnitude of 10.9 and a size close to that of our Sun (Mass = 1.22 Msun, Radius = 1.24 Rsun).

Located in the constellation Andromeda, it is 739 light-years away from us and takes only 2.8 days to complete one orbit around its star. Its discovery was announced in 2010. 

Its mass is 4.19 times that of Jupiter, and the distance to its star is 0.0413 AU.

Transit taken remotely on 14/09/2024 (with Moon at 85%) with TOA-150 telescope and STL-11000M camera (110 120-second exposures). 

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KELT-23 Ab: Exoplanet transit

KELT-23 Ab: My first exoplanet transit (confirmed and published).

KELT-23 Ab is a gas giant orbiting BD+66 911, a G-type star (some studies indicate it is G2V-type) with a size very close to that of our Sun (Mass=0.942 Msun, Radius=0.996 Rsun). 

It is 412 light-years away from us and takes only 2.3 days to complete one orbit around its star. Its discovery was announced in 2019. 

Its mass is 0.938 times that of Jupiter and the distance to its star is 0.03302 AU.

Transit taken remotely on 23/03/2024 (with Moon at 98%) with TOA-150 telescope and STL-11000M camera. 

More information about exoplanets and other transits here.