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WASP-129 b is a gas_giant exoplanet discovered in 2016
using the Transit method at SuperWASP-South. The Canon 200mm f/1.8L
was employed with the instruments of the iKon-L CCD Camera.
WASP-129 b
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Discovery Details
World type: gas_giant
Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2016
Facility: SuperWASP-South
Instrument: iKon-L CCD Camera
Telescope: Canon 200mm f/1.8L
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WASP-129 b is a fascinating hot Jupiter discovered in 2016 orbiting the star WASP-129. This gas giant makes its home extremely close to its host star, so close that it completes its orbit in just a matter of days, bathing in intense stellar heat and making it a sizzling world unlike any in our solar system. Discovered using the transit method with the SuperWASP-South facility and the iKon-L CCD camera, this exoplanet occasionally passes in front of its star, giving astronomers a wonderful chance to study it from afar. While it doesn’t have a proper name yet, WASP-129 b’s discovery adds to our growing list of bizarre, scorching giants that challenge our understanding of planetary formation and life beyond Earth!