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Astronomers have discovered a unique planet which is revolving around its sun in a strange manner. It is revolving around the star in an elliptical manner. In which it is sometimes very close to its star and sometimes very far. Due to this, a big change in temperature is seen here. Here sometimes the temperature is very cold and sometimes very hot. Scientists believe that a different kind of world can be seen here. The name of this planet is TIC 241249530 b.

This exoplanet is orbiting a star about 1100 light years away from Earth. The star is one of a binary pair. So the planet orbits the primary star. While the primary star orbits the second star. A study was published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. In this, the researchers said that due to the connection with two stars, this planet can become a 'hot Jupiter'. Astronomers have found more than 5600 exoplanets and 300 to 500 of them are 'hot Jupiters'.

The planet comes closer to its star

These planets are called hot Jupiters because they are giant gaseous bodies like Jupiter. They orbit their stars very closely, which heats them to scorching temperatures. Jupiter in our solar system takes 4,000 Earth days to complete one orbit around the Sun. Hot Jupiters, on the other hand, complete one orbit of their star every few days. Scientists believe that the giant planets start orbiting their stars from a distance, but come closer over time. Scientists are questioning how such giant planets come so close to their stars, which are less than the distance between Mercury and our Sun.

A planet five times larger than Jupiter

It was discovered by NASA's exoplanet-hunting satellite TESS in 2020. On January 12, 2020, TESS collected data that showed that something had passed in front of the host star TIC 241249530. TESS detects dips in starlight. This indicates the presence of an exoplanet. Radial velocity data also confirmed the planet's presence and researchers found that it was about five times more massive than Jupiter.