Scientists have discovered five new Jupiter-like planets having similar characteristics to the biggest planet in our solar system and orbit very close to their host stars.
The planets were studied in their light curve by utilizing the Wide Angle Search for Planets-South (WASP-South) instrument an array of eight cameras observing selected regions of the southern sky in order to study the stars. Newly discovered planets are designated as WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP 129 b and WASP-133 b.
Orbital periods of the planets vary from 2.17 to 5.75 days and their masses ranging from 0.3 to 1.2 the mass of the Jupiter, with radii between one to 1.5 Jupiter radius, as per the reports of the study.
WASP-119 b has a mass of 1.2 mass of Jupiter, with an orbital period of 2.5 days having the temperature is hot as the planet, WASP-124 b is less massive as compared to Jupiter with 0.6 Jupiter masses and has an orbital period of 3.4 days along with a parent star that is younger in comparison. The lowest mass world is WASP- 126 b that is found by the researchers with the lower surface gravity and bright host star the planet serves a good target for transmission spectroscopy.
WASP-129 b is similar in size to Jupiter having the longest orbital period, with the surface gravity is also huge compared to other known hot Jupiters. WASP-133 b has the shortest orbital period of the exoplanets discovered by researchers.
Researchers from the Keele University in the United Kingdom by Pierre Maxted studied the five stars having the planet-like transits in their light curve.
The findings were published in the arXiv journal.
The planets were studied in their light curve by utilizing the Wide Angle Search for Planets-South (WASP-South) instrument an array of eight cameras observing selected regions of the southern sky in order to study the stars. Newly discovered planets are designated as WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP 129 b and WASP-133 b.
Orbital periods of the planets vary from 2.17 to 5.75 days and their masses ranging from 0.3 to 1.2 the mass of the Jupiter, with radii between one to 1.5 Jupiter radius, as per the reports of the study.
WASP-119 b has a mass of 1.2 mass of Jupiter, with an orbital period of 2.5 days having the temperature is hot as the planet, WASP-124 b is less massive as compared to Jupiter with 0.6 Jupiter masses and has an orbital period of 3.4 days along with a parent star that is younger in comparison. The lowest mass world is WASP- 126 b that is found by the researchers with the lower surface gravity and bright host star the planet serves a good target for transmission spectroscopy.
WASP-129 b is similar in size to Jupiter having the longest orbital period, with the surface gravity is also huge compared to other known hot Jupiters. WASP-133 b has the shortest orbital period of the exoplanets discovered by researchers.
Researchers from the Keele University in the United Kingdom by Pierre Maxted studied the five stars having the planet-like transits in their light curve.
The findings were published in the arXiv journal.