New 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet detected by K2 mission
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 - 08:32
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—An international team of astronomers has identified a new extrasolar planet from the data provided by Kepler spacecraft's prolonged mission known as K2. The newly found exoworld, designated EPIC 228735255b, is a so-called "hot Jupiter" on an eccentric orbit around its parent star. The finding is detailed in a paper published June 21 on the arXiv server.