Recently NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration program has discovered a cool planet called TOI-1231 b orbiting M-dwarf star TOI-1231. It is approx 90 light years away from earth and having size 3 ½ times bigger than earth and temperature approx 330 Kelvin or 56.85 degrees Celsius.
Details
| Name | TOI-1231 b |
| Discovered By | Pat Brennan, NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program |
| Date of Discovery | June 3, 2021 |
| Distance from Earth | 90 light years |
| Size | 3 ½ times bigger than earth |
| Temperature | 134 degrees Fahrenheit or 56.85 Celsius |
| Orbiting Star | M-dwarf star TOI-1231 |
| Orbits its star once in | 24.3 earth days |
| Discovered Satellite/Telescope | NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) |
Facts
As per NASA, we may see proof of mists (maybe even made of water) in this current planet’s climate. Furthermore, in light of the fact that this star-and-planet framework is moving at a high speed away from Earth, hydrogen molecules getting away from the planet’s air may be promptly recognised. At the end of the day, the planet could end up having a tail.
The planet’s red-small star, however little, is very brilliant in the infrared piece of the light range, or light past the red finish of the range that can’t be seen with the unaided eye.