Recently astronomers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology or MIT discovered a very hot planet which later had the nickname GJ 367b.
Many think that this planet is extraordinary because it is one of the lightest planets ever to exist outside the solar system.
The planet GJ 367b is located 31 light years from the sun and is an example of an ultra-short period planet.
The GJ 367b is also always locked with the ups and downs. This means that one side of the planet is permanently facing its star so it always experiences day.
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Interesting Facts of Hot Planet GJ 367b
On this planet the temperature during the day is around 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit or about 1,482 degrees Celsius, of course this temperature is quite extreme.
That’s why some time ago this planet had lost its atmosphere due to the influence of this extreme temperature.
This planet is also quite close to Earth than other types of ultra -short planets.
Well, for more details, here are some facts about this hot planet with the nickname GJ 367b.
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Jbanter As the Hottest Planet
You can call this hot planet GJ 367b the hottest planet because the temperature of this planet can reach 1,482 degrees Celsius.
Of course, this temperature is so extreme that many people call it a hot planet.
GJ 367b is also quite close to its star, GJ 376, so that the star receives more radiation than Earth and the sun.
The radiation that this planet receives, which is about 500 times more if we compare it with the sun and Earth.
Astronomers also found that the core of this planet is a solid core of iron and nickel, even this core expands by 90%.
Astronomers also think that the core of the planet GJ 367b has similarities to the core on the Planet Mercury.
This planet actually has a size that is almost similar to the Planet Mars and has a core like the Planet Mercury.
This planet is one of the small planets and rotates in the very tight orbits detected to date.
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One Year Shorter Than Earth
Hot planet GJ 367b is an extraordinary planet that is very unique. Because this planet is an outer planet of our solar system which one year is much shorter in duration.
This hottest planet in a year only consists of 8 hours when on Earth. Of course this is very unique, the existence of this planet was first detected by NASA’s TESS telescope data in 2019.
The planet also orbits its parent star as Earth orbits the sun every 7.7 hours.
This planet deserves the nickname the hottest planet because it is full of molten lava because it is so close to its star. So we can imagine how hot the temperature is when we are on this planet. (R10/HR-Online)
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