Hot Jupiters and Their Orbital Decay

Hot Jupiters and Their Orbital Decay

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Hot Jupiters are giant gaseous exoplanets with sizes and masses roughly similar to those of Jupiter. They are located much closer to the star around which they revolve, and their orbits undergo gradual decay. The first hot Jupiter was discovered in 1995.

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