As per several reports, astronomers have finally announced that an exoplanet discovered a few years ago is somewhat similar to a potato. They had initially discovered this strange shaped planet in 2014.
- The planet, named WASP-103b, is located in the constellation "Hercules", at a distance of about 1,800 light-years from the solar system.
According to news agency AFP, WASP-103b is a close distance away from its star WASP-103, which is about 50 times closer to its sun than Earth is to its sun, to the extent that the planet's cycle takes only 22 hours, while the Earth's cycle takes 365 days.
"WASP-103b is the exoplanet with the highest expected deformation signature in its transit light curve and one of the shortest expected spiral-in times" a study read in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Some studied have added that this planet is similar to planet Jupiter.
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