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Astronomers report discovery of two sub-neptune exoplanets orbiting red dwarf star TOI 4342 in near orbital resonance. Year on the inner planet lasts 5.5 days and on the outer planet almost twice as long. That means both bodies meet each other periodically once every year on the second planet.
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TESS | 18. 4. 2018 | Ongoing |
TOI 4342 is a red dwarf with 60 % solar mass 200 light years away. Data from the TESS mission (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) show two distinctive transit signals. These belong to exoplanets two times bigger than earth.
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TOI 4342 | 200.7 ly | 2 exoplanet |
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