An exoplanet has been identified that orbits its star in only 16 hours, according to recent research.
It has been discovered that an exoplanet orbits its star for only 16 hours, according to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An asteroid in the constellation Hercules orbits the planet, which is characterized as a hot Jupiter because of its high temperature. Known by a variety of names, including Mini-Neptunes, Super-Earths, and bulging planets, exoplanets, or planets outside the Solar System are known as planets outside the Solar System.
Exoplanets, such as the Hot Jupiters, are a type of extrasolar planet. Because of their close orbits to their sun, these planets, which are similar in mass and volume to Jupiter, are extremely hot as a result of their tremendous heat. Hot Jupiters orbit their star in fewer than ten days, making them the fastest planets in the solar system. As of now, roughly 400 Hot Jupiters have been discovered in the Milky Way.
According to astronomers, a Hot Jupiter-type exoplanet has been identified orbiting a star in the constellation Hercules that is believed to be a hot Jupiter. The planet is categorized as a gas giant, and it has the shortest known orbital period, taking only 16 hours to complete one complete circuit around its star, which is a record.
The planet, called TOI-2109b, has a mass and volume that are five and one-third the size of Jupiter, respectively, according to NASA. The mass and volume of the star around which the planet revolves are approximately 50 percent greater than the mass and volume of the Sun, respectively.
Similarly to how one side of the Moon is always facing the Earth, TOI-2109b is always facing its star with one side of its body. Tomasi-2109b's side facing its star is expected to have a surface temperature of around 3,500 Kelvin, making it the second-hottest planet ever identified, after Pluto.
TOI-2109b is around 8 million kilometers away from its star, according to calculations. Consider that the distance between Mercury and the Sun is approximately 58 million kilometers, which helps put this figure into perspective.
The newly discovered planet is claimed to be in a spiral-shaped orbit around its star and to be getting closer to it. TOI-2109b will be consumed by fire in approximately 10 million years.
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