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| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 2014 |
| transit | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.014+0.019 −0.010 |
| 1.75540646±0.00000028 d | |
| Star | WASP-104 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.094±0.013RJ | |
| Mass | 1.205+0.049 −0.044MJ |
WASP-104b is a hot Jupiter exoplanet that orbits the star WASP-104.[1] It is considered to be one of the darkest exoplanets discovered.[3][4] WASP-104b was discovered in 2014; according to a 2018 study at Keele University, the planet's dense atmosphere of potassium and sodium absorbs more than 97% of light it receives.[3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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Wang2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Lozovschi, Alexandra (23 April 2018). "'Darker Than Coal': Researchers Find A 'Hot Jupiter' That Absorbs Nearly 99 Percent Of Light". Inquisitr.
- ^ "Distant Jupiter-like world may be the darkest planet ever found". New Scientist. 20 April 2018.