Distant "Hot Jupiter" Planet Found

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Giant exoplanet the size of 2 Jupiters has a hidden companion disturbing its orbit

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TOI-1408 b is a gas giant planet that is over twice the width of Jupiter and almost twice the mass of the solar system gas giant.

The planet is located 455 light-years from Earth and is a "hot Jupiter " with a companion.

The companion is just 3.3 million miles from its star, meaning it completes an orbit in 2.2 Earth days .

TOI-1408 c was discovered by the TESS satellite.

It's transits are affected by significant transit timing variations (TTVs) These TTVs are caused by the gravitational interaction between the two planets.

To further characterize the nature of the small planet candidate, the team used photodynamical modeling.

If there are more planets in the system, they are unlikely to be within the orbit of the planet.

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