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April 19 , 2019 2048 days 839 0
  • NASA’s TESS has detected a new exoplanet called HD 21749c.
  • TESS - Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
  • The newly identified exoplanet is 52 light years away, orbiting a star called HD 21749.
  • The star also hosts a second planet HD 21749b
  • HD 21749b has about 23 times Earth’s mass and a radius of about 2.7 times Earth’s
  • HD 21749c is roughly the size of Earth and orbits the star in just 7.8 Earth days.

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