Discovery of a new planet which is 27 times of mass of the earth. Space lovers, here is a latest update for you.

It is for the first time that Indian scientists have discovered a new exoplanet and it is very proud moment for everyone. Indian scientist have discovered an exoplanet and measured successful. It is a very huge Discovery, will tell you why it is a huge Discovery for us. After this Discovery India has listed in those countries list, who had successfully discovered various exoplanets in the recent years. I will discuss what are exoplanets and a lot about solar system. After long days break I watched television and came to know about this discovery. You too love to have a look around in solar system. I think everyone should know little about sloar system in which we reside. So, let's have a look around.

What is exoplanet?

Well, if you are constantly thinking what exoplanets are and why I am using the term exoplanets instead of planet. Okay, I will clear it out to you. Before writing about exoplanets I would like to share a article on exoplanet where you can learn more about exoplanets and here is the link(Exoplanet)

Well, all we know that our planet is the part of solar system where 8 planets are revolving around the sun. Moreover, there are various meteoroids and asteoroids revolving around the sun in the solar system.

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It is very interesting to note down that outside of solar system, million miles ahead, there are so many galaxies are present. In such galaxies there are also some solar systems, actually not the solar systems but the star systems are present. There also a sun like star is present and around which several planets are revolving keeping the star at the center of the system. So, a planet outside of the solar system which is revolving around a sun like star is known as exoplanet. Most of them are the part of solar system. Planets which are not revolving around any star and are several light years ahead of the solar system is known as rouge exoplanets.

First Discovery of exoplanet

The first exoplanets, 51 pegasi b, was discovered in 1995 by Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz. Most of the exoplanets were discovered by NASA and its space agencies. Suddenly a contribution from Indian scientists have opened a new way to research and it is very proud moment for all space lovers.

Facts about the Discovery
A team of scientist from physical research laboratory,(PRL) Ahmedabad, discovered a sub-saturn or sub- Neptune like exoplanet which is about 27 times of mass of earth 16 times the radius of the earth.

The planet revolves around the sun like star which is about 600 light years away from the earth. It is not possible to say whether life exist there or not.

Name of the exoplanet

Epic 211945201 or k2-236. The plane will be known as EPIC 211945201b or k2-236b.

Surface Temperature

The surface temperature of the planet will be around 600 degree Celsius. It is very very hot and might makes it uninhabitable. Moreover, it is seven times nearer to its star, in comparison with earth-sun distance.

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Picture showing the comparison between earth and exoplanet provided by ISRO for size comparison.

Importance
Only such 23 exoplanets are discovered so far with such precise measurement of mass and radii.

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