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K2-233 b

World type: eyeball
Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2018
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K2-233 b is a charming little world orbiting the star K2-233, discovered in 2018 using the clever transit method by the Kepler space telescope’s CCD array. This planet is part of the exciting K2 mission, which follows in the footsteps of Kepler’s original quest to find distant worlds. Imagine K2-233 b as a cosmic dance partner, gracefully circling its star from afar, revealing its presence by gently dimming the starlight just a bit as it passes in front. Though it may be too hot and close to its star to host life as we know it, K2-233 b invites us to marvel at the diverse array of planets scattered across our galaxy, proving every small world has its own story to tell.