WASP-7b
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WASP-7b is an extrasolar planet
discovered in 2008. This 5-day period planet is slightly smaller than Jupiter
, roughly the same mass and more dense.
Extrasolar planet
An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars...
discovered in 2008. This 5-day period planet is slightly smaller than Jupiter
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...
, roughly the same mass and more dense.
External links
- http://www.superwasp.org/wasp_planets.htm