Discover the first 'super hot Neptune'

Humans have found a form of planet that has never been observed before and nicknamed 'Superhuman Neptune', according to Science News quoted expert James Jenkins as presenting at the TESS Science Conference.

The planet, called our LTT 9779b and is about the size of our Neptune, revolves around a Sun-like star about 260 light-years from Earth.

However, while Neptune is far away from the Sun, the new planet has just been found at an extremely close distance from the central star, allowing it to take only 19 hours (less than 1 day of Earth) to complete. turn.

Planet LTT 9779b is 4.6 times larger than Earth.

According to the University of Chile astronomer Jenkins, most planets near the central star are usually Earth-sized or Jupiter.

However, the paradox is that LTT 9779b is 4.6 times larger than Earth and 29.3 times more weight.

Not only that, this is the first planet of the group of 'Hai Vuong super hot' , with a surface temperature of about 1,725 ^o C.

The LTT 9779b was discovered by the TESS satellite telescope of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), and is currently in the closest possible position without the central star immediately blowing the entire planet's atmosphere away.

According to the researchers, the next step is to measure the mass loss rate of LTT 9779b. If the planet is losing mass quickly because it is too close to the central star, this could explain why so far there is only one "super hot Neptune" into the lens of Earth people. .