There are billions of planets in the infinite depths of space, and some of these planets may have very different properties than their counterparts we’ve seen before. Scientists have managed to discover a rare planet of this type. The rocky planet, which is between 30 and 70 percent larger than Earth, has been named TOI-1798c. A year on this planet lasts 12 hours.

TOI-1798c, NASA’s aircraft equipped with sensitive cameras and sensors TESS tool It was discovered using the WM Keck Observatory in Hawaii. This planet, for which scientists are now calculating its mass, is very close to the star of its own system and completes one orbit in 12 hours.

The solar system may be much rarer than we thought

From researchers Ian CrossfieldHe stated that such planets are very hot because they are very close to their stars. Therefore, even if the planet had an atmosphere, it has disappeared over time.

of this species super-earth Their structure is actually very common in the Milky Way. While most galaxies have two or more such planets, in our system there is only one Earth. It is also notable that most systems have two or more stars at their centers. From this perspective, the solar system looks very different from the rest of our Milky Way.

Scientists so far 5 thousand 632 exoplanets has discovered. It is estimated that there are trillions of planets in the Milky Way Galaxy.

Research ‘The Astrophysical Diary’It was also published.