Exoplanet Radio Ep. 29: Meet TrES-2b (aka Kepler-1b): The Planet That Reflects Almost No Light

The 365 Days of Astronomy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8gSywBF4bI

From Aug 29, 2023.

Hosted by Tony Darnell.

This planet was discovered in August 2006 by the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey. It became the very first planet observed by the Kepler Space Telescope with the designation Kepler-1b.

Kepler-1b is a gas giant that is slightly larger than Jupiter and has one and a half times its mass, but orbits much closer to its star than Mercury does to our Sun. It takes only 2.5 days to complete one orbit, meaning that its year is very short. It also rotates synchronously with its star, meaning that one side always faces the star and the other side always faces away. This creates a huge temperature difference between the day and night sides, which can reach up to 1,500 degrees Celsius.

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