Astronomers find a planet where the year lasts 16 hours

Do you sometimes feel like time is running very slowly? This is certainly not the case for the newly discovered planet. A year lasts less than a day.

The universe is huge and we only know a small part of it. Fortunately, astronomers can discover more of the great mysteries through telescopes. Many planets have been discovered that are still too far away to visit. This is the latest discovery: the planet TO-2109b.

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Of course we all know the planets in our solar system, such as Mars, Pluto, and Jupiter. However, there are many other worlds beyond our solar system. In total, more than 4,000 have been discovered through telescopes. Unfortunately, we don’t know much about them because they are so far away. For example, there is a large gas flight like Jupiter, but there is also a possibility outer planet which may resemble our land.

Astrologers have now discovered TO-2109b. Life on this planet does not exist on it, it is a gas giant like Jupiter. In addition, there are other signs that make it uninhabitable there. It’s very hot on the newly discovered planet. The temperature on its surface is 3,226 degrees Celsius, which makes it almost as warm as a small star.

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A year in 16 hours

The most interesting fact about this planet is that the year only lasts 16 hours. This is because during that time it makes a complete orbit around its star. As we know, our Earth takes 365 days to do this. Scientists believe orbital decay causes the planet to move slowly toward the star. As a result, it was possible that he might collide with her one day.

Special planet discovery published last week in scientific journal Astronomy Journal. The study may also be able to learn more about how planets move further toward the star. Search with NASA TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite).