Andy (ibeandii)

Race #983

View Pit Stop page for race #983 by ibeandiiGhost race

View profile for Andy (ibeandii)

Official speed 96.49 wpm (44.15 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 15, 2020 12:10:08pm UTC
Race Finish October 15, 2020 12:10:52pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Opponents 4. glandock1 (94.97 wpm)
Accuracy 99.0%
Points 93.27
Text #3622418 (Length: 355 characters)

If an exoplanet happens to transit its star, we can often determine both its mass and its radius, and hence estimate its density and possibly even its composition. More than 200 transiting hot Jupiters have been measured in this way. But when astronomers calculate their densities the numbers they obtain are generally much lower than predicted by theory.