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The strange case of the disappearing exoplanet — solved!
EarthSky · By Paul Scott Anderson ·
The Brief
- EarthSky reports that a hot Jupiter exoplanet, TOI-2535 b, which had apparently disappeared, is now explained.
- TOI-2535 b is about 1,000 light-years from Earth.
- The source excerpt does not give the explanation for the disappearance.
Why it matters
The case shows how a transiting planet can seemingly vanish from observations, which matters for astronomers who track and follow up exoplanet detections.
Who’s affected
- astronomers and exoplanet researchers
- #exoplanets
- #hot jupiter
- #toi-2535 b
- #astronomy
View larger . | Artist’s illustration of a hot Jupiter type of exoplanet . Maybe this looks something like TOI-2535 b, a hot Jupiter — 1,000 light-years away — that “disappeared.” Image via ESO / M. Kornmesser. TOI-2535 b is a hot Jupiter exoplanet about 1,000 light-years from…