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K2-99 b

World type: gas_giant
Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2016
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K2-99 b is a fascinating exoplanet orbiting the star K2-99, discovered in 2016 thanks to the keen eyes of the Kepler telescope’s CCD array while it was gazing into the K2 region of space. This planet reveals itself through the clever method of transit, where it briefly dims its star’s light as it passes in front. While details about its size or atmosphere invite curiosity, K2-99 b sparks the imagination as a distant world in a star system far beyond our solar neighborhood. Think of it as a cosmic traveler’s potential destination, a planet playing hide-and-seek with starlight, reminding us how much more there is to explore in the vastness of space.