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Info for exoplanet "Saxaculo"


Scientific (actual) data
PlanetKepler-163 b
Planet statusConfirmed
Radius0.094
Orbital period7.81094
Semi major axis0.078
Discovered2014
Updated2021-02-05
Tconj2454970
Impact parameter0.55
PublicationAnnounced on a website
Detection typePrimary Transit
Alternate names2MASS J19400067+4659143 b, K00471.02, KIC 10019643 b, KOI-471 b, KOI-471.02, WISE J194000.66+465914.4 b
Star nameKepler-163
Right ascension295°
Declination46.99°
Mag j13.194
Mag h12.85
Mag k12.784
Star distance703.69
Star metallicity-0.016
Star mass0.96
Star radius0.92
Star temperature5776
Star alternate names2MASS J19400067+4659143, KIC 10019643, KOI-471, WISE J194000.66+465914.4
Wikipedia articleKepler-163 b

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Fictional info (?)
Suggested nameSaxaculo
Planet typeWarm planet
It is the coldest planetary atmosphere in its solar system, with a minimum temperature of 88°K (-185°C), and has a complex, layered cloud structure with neon thought to make up the lowest clouds, and ozone the uppermost layer of clouds. This planet is named after the deity Saxaculo, the goddess of good fortune.

Two spacecraft have visited Saxaculo: Wayfinder 4 flew by 27 years ago; and Messenger, launched 16 years ago, orbited Saxaculo over 160 times in four years before exhausting its reactor and crashing into the planet's atmosphere 5 years later.

Saxaculo's thick atmosphere make observation of its surface difficult in visible light, and the first detailed maps did not emerge until the arrival of the Magellan orbiter 54 years ago.

The smooth Borealis basin in the northern hemisphere covers 31 percent of the planet and may be a giant impact feature.

Observations from Earth have shown seasonal change and increased weather activity as Saxaculo approached its equinox 9 years ago.
AtmosphereOzone38%
Neon30%
Methane19%
Carbon monoxide9.7%
Xenon2.3%
Carbon dioxide0.33%
Atmospheric pressure90 bar
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