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Dzhone t1_je5r0go wrote

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

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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