‘Marshmallow’ World Found Orbiting a Cool Red Dwarf Star | NOIRLab

‘Marshmallow’ World Found Orbiting a Cool Red Dwarf Star | NOIRLab

Cosmoview Episode 55: A gas giant exoplanet with the density of a marshmallow has been detected in orbit around a cool red dwarf star by a suite of instruments, including the NASA-funded NEID radial-velocity instrument on the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab. The planet, named TOI-3757 b, is the fluffiest gas giant planet ever discovered around this type of star.

Distance: 465 light-years

Learn more about exoplanet TOI-3757 b:

https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/7765/toi-837-b/

Credits:

Images and Videos: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine/M. Zamani, KPNO/P. Marenfeld, ESA/Hubble/M. Kornmesser

Duration: 1 minute, 24 seconds

Release Date: October 20, 2022

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