1. How long did this exoplanet transit event last?
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Transcribed Image Text:1. How long did this exoplanet transit event last?
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2. The 'depth' of a transit event is how much the starlight intensity dims by. What
is the depth of the transit in the lightcurve shown in Fig.2?
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3. The depth of a transit tells astronomers some very important information
about the exoplanet. Look back at Fig.1, depicting the transit. What determines
how much the starlight dims by?
4. The radius of the star being observed in Fig.2 is 5x108 m. Think carefully about
how this relates to the answer for Q3, and calculate the radius of the transiting
planet.
5. The radius of Jupiter is 7.0x107 m. Compare the size of this exoplanet to that of
Jupiter.
If
you
watch the star for long enough, the same planet will transit across again
and then again.
Fig.3
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Intensity (%)
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Time (days)
6. What information do you learn about the planet in its solar system by looking
at the time interval between transits in Fig.3?
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