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hirsutesuit t1_je55hju wrote

Reply to comment by Dzhone in Webb telescope finds a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet that defies expectations by maki23

Technically Venus goes through years faster than days (less than a Venus day per Venus year).

I know you're referencing Earth days when talking about the planet in the article, but it has days too!

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Dzhone t1_je5r0go wrote

Ah, I see your point. It could have a larger orbit but just extremely long days

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hirsutesuit t1_je5x0jm wrote

I don't think there's any way to actually determine the spin rate (day length) of exoplanets at this time so they would be talking about Earth days.

Also planets near stars are easier to spot so a super-short orbit is expected.

It can just be confusing which days we're talking about.

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