Hum Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Astronomers have found the hottest planet yet, a gas giant with a temperature of nearly 3200 ?C, which is hotter than some stars. A collaboration called the Super Wide Angle Search for Planets (SuperWASP) announced hints of the planet's existence in 2006. The group had observed periodic dimmings of the parent star possibly caused by a planet about 1.4 times the size of Jupiter passing in front of the star once per orbit. Follow-up measurements confirmed the planet's presence in 2010, showing distortions of the star's light spectrum that could only be due to a planet's influence. The measurements showed the planet's mass is less than 4.5 times that of Jupiter. Called WASP-33b, the planet orbits its star at less than 7 per cent of Mercury's distance from the sun, whipping around the star once every 29.5 hours. more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De.Bug Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I wouldn't like to live on that plant. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 I don't see how a Sun can be 3200 C, or less. :unsure: Our sun is supposedly 'millions' of degrees, which I doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 A planet (from Greek πλανήτης αστήρ "wandering star") is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals. Crazy that this ball of gas is that hot, but still considered a planet, and has not burned off the gas or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjor Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I don't see how a Sun can be 3200 C, or less. :unsure: Our sun is supposedly 'millions' of degrees, which I doubt. The temperature of our sun is 5778 K (surface) and 13.6 million K (core) source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted January 20, 2011 MVC Share Posted January 20, 2011 For everyone else that translates to 5,792F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted January 20, 2011 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 20, 2011 I don't see how a Sun can be 3200 C, or less. :unsure: Our sun is supposedly 'millions' of degrees, which I doubt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_temperature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester0 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 damn, it would be hot to live on that planet! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schubb2003 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I don't see how a Sun can be 3200 C, or less. :unsure: Our sun is supposedly 'millions' of degrees, which I doubt. The sun heats our planet 93 million or so miles away and you doubt it. So is the sun about 700F maybe 750F then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 ^ No, I just don't subscribe to the sun theory of how heat is created. I believe that much higher frequency radiations are converted to heat, when they strike the Earth's atmosphere. ;) And you need not bother with trying to tell me otherwise -- it will fall on deaf ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 For everyone else that translates to 5,792F You mean those three or so countries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 ^ No, I just don't subscribe to the sun theory of how heat is created. I believe that much higher frequency radiations are converted to heat, when they strike the Earth's atmosphere. ;) And you need not bother with trying to tell me otherwise -- it will fall on deaf ears. So we can walk on the sun with your logic! I love it! *gets in line* :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I don't see how a Sun can be 3200 C, or less. :unsure: Our sun is supposedly 'millions' of degrees, which I doubt. A red giant has a surface of 2500 to 3500?C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schubb2003 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 ^ No, I just don't subscribe to the sun theory of how heat is created. I believe that much higher frequency radiations are converted to heat, when they strike the Earth's atmosphere. ;) And you need not bother with trying to tell me otherwise -- it will fall on deaf ears. Then why do objects without an atmosphere such as the moon register massive temperature swings where the light merely shines upon the surface versus the darkside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted January 21, 2011 Member Share Posted January 21, 2011 They should name that planet Hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueMonolith Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Then why do objects without an atmosphere such as the moon register massive temperature swings where the light merely shines upon the surface versus the darkside? the sun does eminate infra red radiation. But yeah, the sun is hot....its certainly not cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 ^ No, I just don't subscribe to the sun theory of how heat is created. I believe that much higher frequency radiations are converted to heat, when they strike the Earth's atmosphere. ;) Riiiight And you need not bother with trying to tell me otherwise -- it will fall on deaf ears. Stick to just posting the articles, seriously... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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