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A transiting giant planet with a temperature between 250K and 430K

Mazeh, T.; Aigrain, S.; Alonso, R. +58 more

Of the over 400 known exoplanets, there are about 70 planets that transit their central star, a situation that permits the derivation of their basic parameters and facilitates investigations of their atmospheres. Some short-period planets, including the first terrestrial exoplanet (CoRoT-7b), have been discovered using a space mission designed to …