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WASP-7 b
Extrasolar planet in the constellation Microscopium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WASP-7 b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008. This 5-day period planet, orbiting a round the star WASP-7, is slightly smaller than Jupiter, roughly the same mass and more dense.[2]
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A study in 2012, utilizing the Rossiter–McLaughlin effect, determined the planetary orbit is strongly misaligned with the equatorial plane of the star, with misalignment equal to 86±8°, making the planetary orbit nearly polar.[3] The orbit is also slightly eccentric, which is surprising given the tidal circularization timescale of below 650 million years.[1]
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Physical properties
The measured temperature on the planetary dayside is 1393+80
−82 K.[1] Sodium was detected in the planetary atmosphere in 2022.[4]
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