Astronomers have discovered a new type of exoplanet orbiting a distant star. Known as “hot Jupiters,” these planets are similar in size to Jupiter, but orbit very close to their parent star. Hot Jupiters have been known to exist for some time, but this new discovery is the closest orbiting planet of its kind ever found! The exoplanet, named NGTS-10b, is located about 837 light years away from Earth and orbits its star in just 18.2 hours. This is much faster than our own solar system’s Jupiter, which takes about 12 years to make one full orbit around the Sun. What’s more, NGTS-10b is estimated to have a temperature of around 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, making it one of the hottest exoplanets ever discovered. Astronomers will now be able to study this new exoplanet in detail to better understand the dynamics of tight-orbiting planets.

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source: Phys.org