Detecting super-Earth has 1 year long 42 days

Super Earth HD 26965b belongs to another solar system, which is massive, at least 8.4 times heavier than Earth.

The team of scientists from the University of Florida (USA) has just published the research results on the Monthly Report section of the Royal Astronomical Society of England.

The illustration illustrates the newly discovered super Earth and its host star - (photo provided by the team).

HD 26965b is a super-Earth-like planet , orbiting a master star that lives up to 6.9 billion years, has a mass of 78% and is about 87% of our sun.

According to University of Florida author Bo Ma, HD 26965b itself is at least 8.4 times heavier than Earth. In the HD 26965 solar system, in addition to HD 26965b, there is a white dwarf and an M4 dwarf star around the star.

The reason for this super-Earth was discovered because its host star is one of the brightest metal stars in the night sky. Scientists searching for planets orbiting that star are based on small star vibrations - vibrations will appear when a planet orbits it and exerts gravity on it.

From the first data collected about the star, scientists have discovered a signal that it is being affected by a large planet, a super-Earth.

Preliminary research steps show that 1 year on Super Earth is only 42.4 days long and it is very likely to own an atmosphere. Scientists suspect that it possesses a similar world, a super Earth with quite a lot of rock and maybe a little water in the form of snow and ice discovered in 2011.

However, Kepler-10c is 568 light-years from Earth. With a distance of only 16 light years, the new Super Earth HD 26965 will be easier for further research steps.