Kris (kris_z)

Race #12087

View Pit Stop page for race #12087 by kris_zGhost race

View profile for Kris (kris_z)

Official speed 97.99 wpm (43.47 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 11, 2020 3:10:15am UTC
Race Finish February 11, 2020 3:10:58am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 3)
Opponents 1. piaero (125.19 wpm)
3. kailhreds (87.46 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 94.73
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.