Difference between revisions of "Exoplanets"
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* What is the probability of finding an eclipsing system? | * What is the probability of finding an eclipsing system? | ||
* How many transiting exoplanets have been detected from space. How many have been detected from the ground? | * How many transiting exoplanets have been detected from space. How many have been detected from the ground? | ||
+ | * Calculate the temperature of an exoplanet caused by reflection of the parent star's light. (SR) | ||
+ | * What information may be obtained if two transits of an exoplanet are observed? More than two? (RS) | ||
[[Astrophysics]] | [[Astrophysics]] |
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- How do we know that exoplanets exist? How many are there?
- Describe two methods of detecting exoplanets
- If an exoplanet transits a star, how does the luminosity change? Draw an plot of L vs t to scale
- What discovery ~15 years ago made exoplanet searches feasible? (The question was phrased pretty strangely. Hint: What "class" of exoplanets were discovered about then?)
- What is the probability of finding an eclipsing system?
- How many transiting exoplanets have been detected from space. How many have been detected from the ground?
- Calculate the temperature of an exoplanet caused by reflection of the parent star's light. (SR)
- What information may be obtained if two transits of an exoplanet are observed? More than two? (RS)