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On 29 April 2020, a team of astronomers led by the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy discovered a planet 3 times the mass of Jupiter in a distant planetary system, named Kepler-88. This system is located at 1240 light-years away from earth in the constellation Lyra. The system consists a sun like star named Kepler-88 and 3 planets, named Kepler-88b, Kepler-88c and Kepler-88d.
Kepler-88b is a sub-Neptune sized planet and was discovered in 2012. It orbits the star in just 11 days. While Kepler-88c is a Jupiter sized planet and was discovered in 2013. It orbits the star in 22 days. Now, Kepler-88d which was discovered recently, has a mass 3 times the mass of Jupiter, making it the most massive planet in Kepler-88 system. It orbits its star every 4 years, and its orbit is not circular, but elliptical.
Now, you might be thinking that the size of Kepler-88d is also 3 times that of Jupiter but it’s not true. Instead the size of this planet might be a little larger than Jupiter or most likely the same size as Jupiter. For reference, Jupiter is twice as heavy as Saturn but in size, Jupiter is only 20% larger than Saturn. To know why, watch this amazing video.
Timescales:-
00:02 - scientists
00:26 - kepler 88
00:35 - kepler
00:43 - constellation
00:50 - sun like stars
02:16 - exoplanets
01:07 - kepler 88b
01:22 - kepler 88c
01:37 - kepler 88d
01:49 - most massive planet
02:11 - jupiter
02:39 - saturn
Tags :-
#scienceofspace #kepler #exoplanets
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On 29 April 2020, a team of astronomers led by the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy discovered a planet 3 times the mass of Jupiter in a distant planetary system, named Kepler-88. This system is located at 1240 light-years away from earth in the constellation Lyra. The system consists a sun like star named Kepler-88 and 3 planets, named Kepler-88b, Kepler-88c and Kepler-88d.
Kepler-88b is a sub-Neptune sized planet and was discovered in 2012. It orbits the star in just 11 days. While Kepler-88c is a Jupiter sized planet and was discovered in 2013. It orbits the star in 22 days. Now, Kepler-88d which was discovered recently, has a mass 3 times the mass of Jupiter, making it the most massive planet in Kepler-88 system. It orbits its star every 4 years, and its orbit is not circular, but elliptical.
Now, you might be thinking that the size of Kepler-88d is also 3 times that of Jupiter but it’s not true. Instead the size of this planet might be a little larger than Jupiter or most likely the same size as Jupiter. For reference, Jupiter is twice as heavy as Saturn but in size, Jupiter is only 20% larger than Saturn. To know why, watch this amazing video.
Timescales:-
00:02 - scientists
00:26 - kepler 88
00:35 - kepler
00:43 - constellation
00:50 - sun like stars
02:16 - exoplanets
01:07 - kepler 88b
01:22 - kepler 88c
01:37 - kepler 88d
01:49 - most massive planet
02:11 - jupiter
02:39 - saturn
Tags :-
#scienceofspace #kepler #exoplanets
