WASP-10b
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WASP-10b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008 by SuperWASP using the transit method. Follow-up radial velocity observations showed that it is three times more massive than Jupiter, while the transit observations showed that its radius is 8% bigger than Jupiter, quite small for a Hot Jupiter but this is due to its high mass. This makes the density of this planet similar to our Moon. Its takes 3 days to orbit around the star, in contrast to 365 days for the Earth to go around the Sun.[1] [2] It is the only confirmed extrasolar planet in WASP-10's planetary system, since the only other detected planet in WASP-10's planetary system, WASP-10c, is still unconfirmed.[3]
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References
- ^ Johnson; Winn, Joshua N.; Cabrera, Nicole E.; Carter, Joshua A.; et al. (2009). "A SMALLER RADIUS FOR THE TRANSITING EXOPLANET WASP-10b". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 692 (2): L100 – L104. Bibcode:2009ApJ...692L.100J. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/692/2/L100.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ Christian; Gibson, N. P.; Simpson, E. K.; Street, R. A.; Skillen, I.; Pollacco, D.; Collier Cameron, A.; Joshi, Y. C.; Keenan, F. P.; et al. (December 29, 2008). "WASP-10b: a 3MJ, gas-giant planet transiting a late-type K star". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 392 (4): 1585–1590. Bibcode:2009MNRAS.392.1585C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.14164.x.
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External links
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